Shirley Ann Tuenge

Shirley Ann Tuenge, 77 of North Platte passed away at her daughter, Susan's home on Sept. 27, 2011, in North Platte.
She was born in Milwaukee, Wis., on April 23, 1934, to William R. and Ann Valasaty McCann and moved to North Platte in her teens. Shirley attended schools in Milwaukee and North Platte. Later in life she attended and graduated from the North Platte Beauty Academy. She was co-owner of Adam and Eve's hair styling for several years.
She married Kenneth H. Tuenge and had three sons Ronald, Jeffery and Todd and a daughter Susan.
Shirley moved to Las Vegas in 1994, to help care for her brother where she continued to work as a Cosmetologist for another 18 years.
Survivors are Jeffery (Dee) Tuenge, Todd (Melissa) Tuenge and Susan (Tom) Collins, all of North Platte; 13 grandchildren, Calli, Tahnee and Joss Tuenge, Aimee (Scott) Hough, Nick Forsyth, Jewel ( Justin ) Hampton, Joseph, Jonathan, Jason and Bethany Tuenge, Bret, Cody and Taylor Collins; and seven great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, William R McCann and Ann Taylor; her brother, Ronald (Emily) W. McCann; son, Ronald E. Tuenge; and Shirley's partner, Thomas J. O'Connor.
In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to the ALS foundation or North Platte Hospice and online condolences may be made at adamsswanson.com.
Cremation was chosen.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, the First Lutheran Church with the Rev. Frank Fitch officiating. Inurnment will follow at the North Platte Cemetery.
Register book signing will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., today and Thursday, at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.