Obituary of Shirley Semenick

Shirley Anne Semenick passed away in Redlands, CA on July 4, 2013. She had resided in Newbury Park, CA for approximately 41 years prior. She was born in Minnesota, and raised in Muskegon, Michigan, where she attended St. Mary's Catholic School. She married John A. Semenick (dec'd 1996) in 1947. The couple had six children, Susan J. Gossman of Warren, MI; Katherine A. Laws (dec'd 2013) of Ramona, CA; Nicola J. Pancer of Redlands, CA; John A. Semenick, Jr. of Paso Robles, CA; Steven W. Semenick of Sun Valley, CA; and Peter N. Semenick of Coeur d'Alene, ID. She was predeceased by her two sisters and one brother. Shirley also had eleven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Shirley was an accomplished seamstress, making her children's clothing, her three daughters' wedding dresses, annual Halloween costumes, Christmas outfits, and many occasions in between. She later mastered quilting and made a prolific 200 or so quilts in her final 20 years, all amazing works of art. She was a member of the Buttons and Bows Square Dance Club, and an informal weekly sewing group. She enjoyed baking wonderful sweet creations for friends and family. She passed her creativity and ingenuity on to her children.