Shirley Olive Harke Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Shirley Olive Harke, 90, of Troy, Missouri, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020 at SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital Lake Saint Louis, Missouri. She was born on October 31, 1930 in Moscow Mills, Missouri, a daughter of the late John Howard and Ollie Magdalene (Lester) Peitzman. Shirley was united in marriage to William “Bill” Albert Harke on October 24, 1953 at Old Monroe Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and he preceded her in death in 2003. To this union three daughters and two sons were born. Shirley graduated from Buchanan High in 1948. She was a bookkeeper since she was 18 years old and retired from Mordt Tractor after 25 years of dedication. Shirley was very active in Lincoln County serving on various committees, including, Lincoln County Relay for Life and Lincoln County Council of Aging. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church where she was a member of the St. Ann’s Sodality. She was a reading buddy at Sacred Heart Catholic School. Shirley enjoyed bowling and traveling with her husband and later, friends and family. Shirley and Bill enjoyed dancing. She loved knitting and spending time in her flower garden. Her grandchildren loved going to grandma’s to swim and her annual Christmas “Rob Your Neighbor” game. She is survived by her two daughters and one son: Nancy Nichols of Troy, MO, Linda Flinn (Sam) of Truxton, MO and Kenny Harke of Troy, MO; siblings: Pauline (Peitzman) Cox (Harry) of St. Peters, MO; grandchildren: Rachel Miller, Laura Finney, Curtis Nichols, Kristen Nichols, Nathan Flinn, Jared Flinn, Jesse Flinn, Nicholas Flinn, Sarah Silverstein and Kymberly Spaulding; great-grandchildren: Isabella, Jackson, Evelyn, Luke, Dawson, Hutch and Aniston, Brayden, Maggie, Thatcher, Cotton, Cohen, Reid, Beau, Augustus, Samuel, Scout and Jensen; nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, William “Bill” Harke, one son, Stephen Harke, one daughter, Phyllis Harke and two brothers: Howard “Corky” Peitzman and John “Skipper” Pietzman. Family and friends will be received 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at KEMPER-MILLARD-KEIM Family Funeral Chapel located at 351 Monroe Street Troy, MO 63379. Funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 28, 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church located at 100 Thompson Drive Troy, MO 63379. Officiating the mass will be Father Mike Lydon. Interment will be held at Troy City Cemetery in Troy, MO. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Lincoln County Relay for Life or LCCOA, in care of Kemper-Millard-Keim Family Funeral Chapels, P.O. Box 222 Troy, MO 63379. Arrangements are under the direction of Kemper-Millard-Keim Family Funeral Chapel; 351 Monroe Street Troy, MO 63379. Online condolences may be made at www.kempermillardkeimfamilychapels.com Phone 636-528-8221.

Shirley Olive Harke

October 31, 1930 - December 21, 2020