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Shirley Ann Foth Conard, born in Kenosha on August 6, 1922, passed into eternal life on Wednesday, February 17, 2016, in Fresno, CA.
In 1942, she married Alfred Bonini. They brought two wonderful children into the world, Bonnie Ann and Betty Alshir.
In 1946, she married Jule V. Conard and delighted the world with two more children, Carol Jean and Charlene Shirley.
Shirley was a homemaker, a domestic and international traveler, and an avid reader. While living in San Jose, CA, she worked as a volunteer for Catholic Charities and Jeanne de Arc Manor/Giovani Center Senior Centers for several years.
She is survived by her three daughters, Bonnie (Jim) Hill of Weston, WI, Carol (Ed) George of Coarsegold, CA and Charlene DeGroot of San Jose, CA; her many grandchildren: Gayle Walkowski, Sandy Metzler, Diane Holat, Curt Hill, Ed Mentell, Ken Mentell, Fred Mentell, Jule Ignagni and Angel DeGroot; her sister, Marla (Uncle Al) Moody and a sister-in-law, June Foth.
Preceding Shirley in death are her parents, Walter and Agnes Foth, her first husband, Alfred Bonini; second husband, Jule Conard; her daughter, Betty Alshir Bonini Mentell and her brother, Gilbert Foth.
The family would like to especially thank Laura Wick for her devotion as Shirley’s care giver, making it possible for Shirley to live independently in her Coarsegold home for a number of years and also, the Sisters of Nazareth, Nazareth House and Staff, Fresno, CA, for the loving and supportive care they provided to Shirley the final two years of her life.
Service Date February 28, 2016
Funeral services will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the Piasecki-Althaus Funeral Home, 3720 39th Avenue. Entombment will be held in All Saints Mausoleum on Monday, February 29th at 9:00 a.m.
