Shirley A. Adams

1935 - 2023

Shirley A. Adams, 88, of Pine Grove, passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at Providence Place, Pine Grove.

Born Feb. 4, 1935, in Whitehall, she was a daughter of the late William A. and Florence G. Smith Semmel.

She was a member of Outwood Lutheran Church, Pine Grove.

Shirley had worked at Garden State Tannery in Pine Grove and the slip factory in Lebanon before becoming a full-time homemaker after her children were born.

She loved Winnie-the-Pooh, eating desserts, Knoebels Grove and going for drives with her husband, Richard.

Preceding her in death were her husband, Richard F. Adams; a brother, Raymond Semmel; and a son-in-law, Steven Kreiser.

Surviving are four daughters, Marie and husband, Gregg Umphrey, of Deer Lake, Donna and husband, Ronald Maurey, of Winnsboro, Texas, Lisa Kreiser and fiancé, Glenn D. Orehek, and Melissa and husband, Kerry Minnich, of Pine Grove; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; a brother, William Semmel, of Jonestown; a sister-in-law, Jean Daubert, of Pine Grove; nieces and nephews.

The family would like to express a special thank you to Providence Place and Hospice For All Seasons for the compassion and care they gave to Shirley.

Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, at Outwood Lutheran Church, Oak Grove Road, Pine Grove, with Pastor Barry Spatz officiating. There will be a visitation from 10 until 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Interment for Shirley and Richard will follow in Outwood Lutheran Cemetery, Pine Grove. In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer contributions in her memory be made to Alzheimer's Association, 2595 Interstate Drive, Suite 100, Harrisburg, PA 17110. H.L. Snyder Funeral Home Inc., Pine Grove, is in charge of arrangements, and you may send condolences online at www.hlsnyderfuneralhome.com.