Shirley French

Shirley French
Dec. 20, 1924 – March 24, 2024

Shirley Alice French passed away on March 24, 2024. At the time of her death, she was the oldest living native of the Berthoud area. She was 99 years old.

Shirley was born on Dec. 20, 1924, at her grandparents’ home east of Berthoud. Her parents were Jake S. Buehler and Alice Yates Buehler. She was a lifetime member of the Methodist Church, formerly Berthoud’s United Brethren and Evangelical United Brethren congregations.

Shirley attended the Old Berthoud country school from grades one through eight. She graduated from Berthoud High School in 1942. Following high school graduation she completed her education at Central Business College in Denver.

She married Lewis Vernon French on Dec. 20, 1943. They made their living on a dairy farm south of Berthoud from 1951 to 1980. To their union was born daughter Marilyn and son Mark.

Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, husband Vernon, daughter Marilyn, and brother Howard Buehler. She is survived by siblings Beverly Sticklemeyer and Alan Buehler, son Mark (Germaine), grandson David (Paige) and grandsons Archer and Jamie. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.

A celebration of Shirley’s life will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at the Berthoud United Methodist Church at 10 a.m. Contributions in Shirley’s memory may be made to the Berthoud United Methodist Church.
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