Shirley R. Hershey

1924 - 2018

Shirley Roth Hershey of Allentown, passed away on October 12, 2018 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest. She was a very talented person with a great curiosity about life who was always interested in learning something new throughout her 93 years. Shirley was born in Northampton and was a daughter of the late Helen and Abe Roth who owned Roth Bros Furniture Store in Northampton. She graduated with a B.A. in journalism from Penn State and a dual Masters in journalism and teaching from Lehigh University. She had a varied and interesting career, from being a Page Girl at CBS in NYC in the early days of TV to being the Entertainment Editor of the Miami Beach Sun in the heydays of Miami Beach of the 1950s. In more recent years she taught English in the Lehigh Valley high schools and was a trainer's trainer for social workers for the Commonwealth of PA in Harrisburg. She was also the President of the MacPower Computer User Group that met at the Active Life Community Center in Allentown a position she continued to hold up to her passing. Survivors: She is survived by her daughter Carol Hershey; Sister Lucille Lehrich; Nieces Melinda and Pam Roth; Sarah and Iris Lehrich; Patti and Karyn Roth and Nephew Alan Roth and their children. She was predeceased by her two brothers Harold Roth and Monro Roth. Services: Graveside, Noon Monday, October 15, 2018 at Beth El Memorial Park, Whitehall. Arrangements are by Bachman, Kulik & Reinsmith Funeral Home, Allentown. Contributions: May be made to the American Heart Association, Lehigh Valley Division, 968 Postal Road, Suite 110, Allentown PA 18109.