Shirley A. Oswald, 85, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021 at Villa St. Francis. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, December 29 at the Porter Funeral Home, 8535 Monrovia, Lenexa, KS with the Funeral Service to follow at 11:00 a.m. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. at the Colony Cemetery, Colony, Kansas. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions to the Alzheimer's Association, 3846 W. 75th St., #4126, Prairie Village, KS 66208.
Shirley was born February 21, 1936, in Colony, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Mable (Hoffmeier) Shreck. She was united in marriage to Lester Lee Oswald in 1958 in Colony, Kansas. Shirley had worked for Hallmark Cards at Crown Center for over 30 years. She was a member of Overland Park Church of the Nazarene and was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Lester in 2010. Shirley is survived by 2 children and their spouses, Roger and Debbie Oswald, Bob and Sue Oswald, her twin sister, Beverly Ashcraft, grandchildren and their spouses, Dana Oswald, Laura and Nathan Schmidt, Lori and Luke Eisenbarth, great grandchildren, Peyton, Hanna, Jaycee and Piper Schmidt, Jaydyn, Collyn, Austyn and Hudsyn Eisenbarth.