Shirlee Anne Evans

1938 - 2023

Shirlee Anne Evans
April 11, 1938 - May 16, 2023
Shirlee Anne Evans passed away on May 16, 2023 at the age of 85.
Born to Italian parents, Ben and Mary Sciarra, on April 11, 1938, she spent all of her childhood in Cloverdale, CA, becoming the Cloverdale Citrus Fair Queen in 1956. During her childhood, she also became a talented accordion player.
In 1962, Shirlee and Allen married. They celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary this year.
Shirlee was known to be a wonderful hostess, always adamant to feed her family and guests. She was a wonderful cook, brought upon from the thousands of raviolis she prepared with her mother as a young girl.
Shirlee was a social butterfly, as she was a member of many different organizations. Throughout her life she spent time in the Red Hat Society, Optimist International, National Federation of Republican Women, Santa Rosa Sailing Club, and Santa Rosa Nazarene Church. She made many friends during those years and always enjoyed getting together with those friends, as well as her sister-in-law, Miriam Dal Colletto and her spouse, Leon, for Tuesdays in the Plaza enjoying food and music in Healdsburg. When she wasn't hosting and spending time with friends and family, Shirlee enjoyed reading her mystery books.
Shirlee is survived by her husband, Allen B. Evans, Sr.; her children, Toni Evans Chase (Duke) and Allen Evans, Jr. (Jennifer); her grandchildren, Ashley Chase, David Chase and Justin Martin; and her great-grandchildren, Aidan and Jolene Sullivan. Her wicked sense of humor and fierce love for her family will be missed by her brothers-in-law, Julian Evans (Louise) and Leon Evans, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents and sister, Marie (Sciarra) Sozzoni.
A memorial service for Shirlee will take place at Santa Rosa Nazarene Church on June 9, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. followed by a luncheon.