SHIRLEY E. TROWBRIDGE

Shirley E. Trowbridge, of White Haven, died late Wednesday evening, November 30, 2022 at the age of 93.

Born in Wapwallopen, she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Emma Laude Andres. Shirley was a graduate of White Haven High School where she led the varsity cheerleading squad and founded the Cracked Spokes little theatre group.  She was a teacher in special education well into her eighties, serving children in schools throughout Carbon, Luzerne, and Lehigh counties. She loved her students, championed their strengths and found ways to help each meet their fullest potential.  Shirley was a lifelong advocate for the hearing impaired. As a founder and board member of the Lehigh Valley Parents Group for Hard of Hearing Children, she advocated for the hearing impaired at a time when persons with disabilities had few rights. Shirley was also a supporter of the arts, serving on the board of the Wilkes-Barre Ballet Society for many years. She enjoyed spending time with family, painting, watching late night television and playing the piano. Her family and her many friends meant the world to her.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded by her loving husband, Ernest Paul Trowbridge and brother and sister-in-law, William and Nancy Andres.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, Glenn Trowbridge of White Haven, Holly Keaton of Raleigh, NC; granddaughters, Laura (Nicholas Todaro) Keaton and Lisa (Pieter Steenhuis) Keaton, several nieces, and many friends.
    
Friends are invited to join the family for visitation at Lehman Family Funeral Home, 403 Berwick St., White Haven, on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 from 2 to 5 pm and Wednesday, December 7, 2022, from 10 to 11 am.

Funeral services will be held at 11 am at the funeral home followed by interment at Laurel Cemetery, White Haven.

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