Shirley Irene Gibney

1935 - 2018

SHIRLEY IRENE GIBNEY Shirley Irene Gibney, a most beloved mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away Friday August 17th, 2018 just 3 days shy of her 83rd birthday. Shirley was born August 20th, 1935 in Santa Rosa, Ca. to Jacob Leonard Frye and Norma Rawles-Frye. She grew up in Ukiah, CA. Shirley and Pete raised their 3 children in Eureka, CA, since Pete was a commercial fisherman. She is survived by her 3 children Kim (Walt) Longtin of Ontario, Oregon, Lisa (Jeff) Althoff Elk Grove, CA and Steve (Vicki) Gibney Eureka, CA. Her 6 grandchildren Amber, Justin, Trevor, Joshua Gibney, Megan (Ty) Pettersen and Courtney Althoff. Her great- grandchildren Cody and Cameren Christiansen and Charlie and Hayden Pettersen. Shirley is survived by her 2 sisters Norma White of Medford, Oregon and Cara (Bill) Anstead of Sebastopol, CA. She is survived by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Mom was preceded in death by Pete Gibney, Joseph and Norma Frye and her brother Bob Frye. Shirley's first job was as a telephone operator. She and Norma were the first to answer the phones for many in any given day. She moved to Eureka and worked for Eureka Answering Service. She became a waitress at Lazio's and worked there for 7 years. Shirley loved quilting, she made quilts for all her children and grandchildren. She also loved ceramics and canning. Shirley was a very loving and kind mother. Her last 2 years were spent dealing with Alzheimer's disease as well as debilitating Parkinson's disease. Her last year she was living at Golden Living Center in Galt, CA. Her daughter, Lisa, took excellent care of our mother. Lisa showed her unconditional love, patience and kindness during her last 2 years of her life. The family would like to thank some of the exceptional staff that cared for Shirley, in times when Lisa was not present: Maci, AJ, Janise and others that loved mom for us. We would like to thank the members of the LDS church who provided continuous support for Shirley and the family during her passing. In particular we would like to express gratitude to Claudia O'Shida and Toni. We like to recognize Maria who was Shirley's care support provider till it was too hard to keep her at home. In lieu of flowers please donate to Hospice, Alzheimer's foundation or Parkinson's research. Private interment will be in October with mom being put to rest with our dad. Please sign the guestbook at www.times-standard.com