PITTSBURG, Pa. - Shirley Mae (Noyce) Julseth was born to Irene and Francis Harvey Noyce on March 9, 1934, in Madison, Wis. She married Bruce Allan Julseth on June 22, 1957, and they lived in Oregon and Evansville, Wis., on the Julseth farm in Cooksville, Wis., Wappingers Falls, N.Y., Cary, N.C., Woodstock, Ga., and Pittsburgh, Pa. In retirement, they traveled extensively, visiting every U.S. state as well as cousins in Norway.

Shirley worked at a laundry and at Parker Pen as a young adult and later devoted herself to homemaking and raising her children. Highly creative and industrious, she inherited her baking prowess from her mother (the mother-daughter duo was known to bake 10 pies and several batches of cookies in one day when they’d get together) and her building and sewing ingenuity from her father (he himself had made her a quilt, lamps and playful wooden treasures).

Her able hands crafted furniture, elaborate and amusing birthday cakes, dinners for 60, dozens of afghans and other crocheted marvels. Her gardens burst with life.

She was a serious bowler, having competed at the Nationals level. Her grandchildren recall spending summers at Grandma’s Bowling Camp, which included, of course, custom-made trophies. She loved animals, and her cats especially gave her great joy.

She will be dearly missed by her husband, Bruce; son, Marc; daughter, Erica; beloved grandchildren, Simon, Ted, Joseph, Justin and Jonathan; as well as great-grandchildren, Willa Grey, Kadence, Carter, Hayes and Ellis.

A celebration of Shirley’s life will be held at GUNDERSON OREGON FUNERAL AND CREMATION CARE, 1150 Park St., Oregon, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, 2023. A graveside service will follow at Prairie Mound Cemetery in Oregon. A memorial service was held at Juniper Village at Forest Hills on April 29, 2023.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations to Animal Friends or other animal shelters. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

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Funeral & Cremation Care

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Shirley Julseth

March 09, 1934 - April 25, 2023

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