YUCKER, SHIRLEY I.

Shirley Isobell Yucker, age 87, of Cheshire, loving wife of the late Robert H. Yucker, passed away on August 15, 2018 at her home at Elim Park Baptist Home. She was born on September 9, 1930 to the late William and Mary Lindsay Turkington. She is survived by her daughter Maryann Mott (Geoffrey) and her son Robert W. Yucker. After graduating from the University of Bridgeport, Shirley worked for Pratt & Whitney for many years, and then was a sales representative at a travel agency until her retirement. In her free time she was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in New Haven and later St. John Episcopal Church in North Haven. Most recently she enjoyed being an active member of the Elim Park Genealogy Club. Friends are invited to attend a memorial service celebrating Shirley’s life on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 11 a.m. in the Nelson Hall Auditorium at Elim Park, 150 Cook Hill Rd., Cheshire. Contributions in Shirley’s memory may be made to the Elim Park Baptist Home Benevolence Fund by mailing payment to the Elim Park Baptist Home Development Office, 140 Cook Hill Rd., Cheshire, CT 06410. For online condolences, please see obituary at: www.beecherandbennett.com.