Wellsville, NY – Shirley J. Mericle, 89, of Rauber Street,
passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at Jones Memorial Hospital, with
family at her side. She was born July 20, 1935, in Willing, the daughter of the
late Elmer L. and Lucy (Jackson) Raub. On December 7, 1991, in Wellsville, she
married Reverend Lewis Mericle, who predeceased her in 2016.
Shirley was raised in Wellsville and was a 1953 graduate of
Wellsville High School. She later earned an LPN degree from Alfred State
College. She resided in Watkins Glen for 38 years. She began working as a chef
in Watkins Glen, before entering Public Health Service for 11 years. After
moving back to Wellsville, she was employed as an LPN for Jan and Bev’s for 26
years. She was a member of the Shongo Country Chapel, she enjoyed going to the
Wellsville Senior Citizens Center, and bowling throughout her life.
She is survived by: four daughters, Evelyn Fletcher of
Wellsville, Janice (Frank) Konier of Lanexa, VA, Michelle (Michael) Anderson of
Jacksonville, NC, and Stephanie (William) Paschall of Rudy, AR; three
stepchildren, Barbara (Sam) Gunter of Phillipsburg, PA, Anne (Rich) Jenkins of
Wellsville, and James Mericle of Dunkirk; a daughter-in-law, Ida Cunningham of
McKinney, TX, 20 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; three great-great
grandchildren; two siblings, Barb Morabito of Alma, and Steve Raub of Belmont;
as well as several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, and husband,
she was predeceased by a son, Robert Charles Cunninghams II, a sister, Myrna
Schreiner, a son-in-law, Richard Fletcher, and a brother-in-law, Frank
Morabito.
Friends are invited to call on Monday, December 16, 2024,
from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the J.W. Embser Sons Funeral Home, 34 W. State
Street in Wellsville. The funeral will follow at 1:00 pm in the funeral home.
The Burial will be in Ulysses Cemetery. Please consider memorial donations to
the Shongo Country Chapel, c/o 2881 Sheridan Avenue Wellsville, NY 14895; or to
the Wellsville Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 37 S. Main Street Wellsville, NY
14895. To leave online condolences please visit www.embserfuneralhome.com.
