Shirley Ann Henggeler

Shirley Ann Henggeler, 77, of Maryville, MO, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2015, at her home in Maryville.

Born on October, 28, 1937, she was the daughter of William Franklin and Nellie Mae Biggers. She had worked as a secretary and bookkeeper in Iowa and Missouri for 43 years before retiring in 1999. She had also owned and operated a bookkeeping business of her own. She had retired from NEBS/Deluxe after 12 years. She then worked as a part-time secretary for the Sacred Hills Regional Ministry for 5 years.
Shirley graduated from the Farragut Iowa High School, class of 1955. She enrolled as a freshman at Northwest Missouri State University in 1987. She was a member of St. Gregory’s Catholic Church in Maryville. She married Robert L. Henggeler on September 30, 1989.

Shirley Ann Henggeler was preceded in death by one daughter, Deanna Lynn Hurley; her parents, William Franklin Biggers and Nellie Mae (Pergison) Biggers; 2 sisters, Dorles Biggers and Delores (Biggers) Harrison; a brother in law, Donald Harrison; and her sister in law, Barbara Biggers.

Survivors include her husband, Robert L. Henggeler, of the home; 2 daughters, Deborah Powers, St. Joseph, MO, and Tammy Schatzberg, Maryville, MO; son in law, Tom Hurley, Perry, MO; 5 grandchildren, Evan (Michelle) Cloepfil, Kearney, MO, Dylan Cloepfil, Kansas City, MO, Jake Schatzberg, Spencer, IA, Josh Schatzberg, Maryville, MO, and Erin Walden, St. Louis, MO, step granddaughter, Erica (Phillip)Keck, and step great granddaughter, Simmone Keck, Johnson City, TN; brother, Donal Biggers, Clarinda, IA; sister Dorothy Rogers, Shenandoah, IA, plus many nieces and nephews.

While living in Iowa, Shirley graduated from Floral Design School in Denver, CO. She was a board member of the Red Cross in Fremont County, IA, and the first secretary of the original Habitat for Humanity Committee in Nodaway County, MO. Shirley was a member of the St. Gregory’s Church Guild and a member of the RCIA team at St. Gregory’s

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 AM, on Monday, July 6, 2015, at the St. Gregory’s Catholic Church. The burial will follow in the St. Patrick’s Cemetery, both of Maryville.

The family will receive friends for 2 hours prior to the service on Monday at the church. Friends may also call after 11:00 AM, Sunday, July 5, 2015, at the Bram-Danfelt Funeral Home, Maryville.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the St. Gregory’s Catholic Community, or the Conception Abbey, or SSM Hospice of NW Missouri, or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

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