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Shirley Denning Obituary
Jun 20, 2025
A lifelong resident of Clarence Center, she spent her life loving her family and serving the Lord.
Shirley is survived by her sons, Mark Denning, Robert (Rachelle) Denning and Brian Denning; grandchildren, Alyssa (Korey) Dwyer and Arik (April) Denning; great-grandchildren, Charlie Dwyer and Griffin Denning. Besides her parents, Laurence and Delia Childs, she is also predeceased by her husband LeRoy Denning; and her siblings, David (Carol) Childs, Dorothy Nowak, Helen Atwell, Robert Childs and Wilber Childs. A visitation will be held on June 23, 2025, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Ross Funeral Home of Akron, 10 Eckerson Avenue, Akron, NY, with a funeral service immediately following. Burial at Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Corfu, NY, will be private. Please visit rossakron.com.
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Kathy Marinola
June 22, 2025
For he shall give his Angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways
In their hands they shall bear you up, least you dash your foot against a stone
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