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Shirlee Parkhill Obituary

Age 89, of Grand Blanc, passed away on August 3, 2022. Her final days were spent surrounded by family. Shirlee was born on July 15, 1933, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Joseph and Minnie (Racine) Lucchetti. She was married for 49 wonderful years to Bob Parkhill, who passed in 2001. Surviving Shirlee are her three children, Gary and wife Vera Parkhill (who passed in 2021), Bobbie Parkhill and Sandy and husband Jeff Polerecky. Shirlee also had five grandchildren, Eric (Kate) Polerecky, AJ (Kristin) Polerecky, Amy (Mike) Burton, Katrina (Bobby) Barker, and Greg (Maggie) Parkhill and nine great grandchildren. She will be sadly missed by all and will forever hold a place in our hearts.

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Published by Chicago Tribune on Aug. 10, 2022.

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Norma Christie Cason

July 30, 2023

I only recently learned of Shirlee's death while doing Christie Family genealogy research. Please accept my condolences. Shirlee was always a kind and loving person when we would see her at family functions and I look forward to being in her presence again ... another time in another place.

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