Shirley Jane D'Eufemia Obituary (1944 - 2011)

CANAAN, Maine—Shirley Jane D’Eufemia, of Canaan, Maine passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 9, 2011, at her home. She was born in Princeton, Maine on September 10, 1944, the daughter of the late Frank and Vera (Smith) Campbell. While still a young woman, Shirley moved to New York, where she started her family and raised her three children. On August 12, 1979, she married the love of her life, Maurice A. D’Eufemia. In 1997, the couple moved to Vermont with their youngest son, Joseph. They returned to Maine in 2004 to enjoy their retirement years. The couple shared many wonderful years together until his passing on May 25, 2007. Shirley was a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, and a past member of the Eastern Star. She truly enjoyed the outdoors and nature in general. She loved the hummingbirds, fishing, baking, sewing, eating lobster, and especially family gatherings. Through the years she always enjoyed coming back to Maine to visit her family, which is why she retired in Maine. No one enjoyed a cup of coffee like Shirley. Besides her parents and her husband, she was predeceased by her step-sister, Beverly Clark; and her brother-in-law, Clifford “Cookie” Dixon. Shirley will be sadly missed by her children, John W. Pink of New York, Kristin Jane Slider and her husband, Ralph H. Slider Jr. of New York, and Joseph A. D’Eufemia of Canaan, Maine; her brothers, George Campbell and his wife, Nicole of Benton, Maine, and Glenn Campbell and his wife, Dez of Virginia; her step-brother, Bob Anderson of Clinton, Maine; her sisters, Betty Bartlett and her husband, Ralph of New Hampshire, Sally Gerrish and her husband, Mark of Kittery, Maine, Elsie Hillman and her husband, Doug of Clinton, Maine, Mary Dixon of Benton, Maine, and Marjorie McLellan of Benton, Maine; and her loving grandchildren, Daniel, Rebecca, John, Heather, Gabrielle, and Paige. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 15 at Lawry Brothers Funeral Home, 107 Main Street, Fairfield, Maine. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Canaan, Maine. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Shirley’s memory to the charity of one’s choice. Online guestbook may be signed at www.lawrybrothers.com Arrangements are by Lawry Brothers Funeral Home, 107 Main Street, Fairfield, Maine (207)453-6049 or (800)-660-2111