Shirley Ann Conley

Shirley Conley, 90, passed away peacefully at her home, December 4, 2022, after a short battle with AML (acute myeloid leukemia). She was born October 31, 1932, to Gordon and Elnora (Smith) Arneson, in Scott Township, Crawford County, WI. She attended and graduated from Boscobel High School in 1952. After high school, she worked at the UW Hospital in Madison, until her marriage to George Conley on July 1, 1953. They farmed in Woodman Township for 50 years, before retiring to Fennimore in 2005. A member of the Altar Society at St Lawrence O'Toole Catholic Church, Mt Hope, she was also a 4-H leader for 21 years, employed at Lands End for 5 years and at Advance Transformer for 3 years. She sewed clothes for her children and grandchildren as well as creating over a hundred quilts in her lifetime; crocheted and knitted hundreds of items for family and friends; was an excellent baker, making many cookies and treats for the family over the years; and especially loved spending time with the grandchildren and great grandchildren. They were the apples of her eye. Shirley is survived by her children: Pam Conley, Fennimore; Dennis (Ellen) Conley, Fennimore; Brian Conley (Sandy Reiser), Apple River, IL; Diane (Roger) King, Fall Creek; LuAnn (Paul) Fuerstenberg, DeForest; Mark (Liisa Saari), Waterloo, WI; grandchildren: Trevor Lyster, Emilee (John) Scheid, Joshua (Andrea) Conley, Benjamin and Brandon Conley, Ryan (Megan) King, Nathan (Clare) King, Trey (Ashley) King, Drew King, Derek, Sarah and Jacob Fuerstenberg, Sophia Conley, and 14 great grandchildren; sisters: Mary Grossbier, Nekoosa and Edna Hoffman, Lancaster; brothers: Leroy (Sandra) Arneson, AZ and Rodney (Linda Wilson), Lancaster, and other relatives and friends. She was predeceased by her parents; husband, George; granddaughters, Lacey Conley and Breanne Conley-Klar; brothers, Gordon, Virgil, Harold, Floyd, Howard, Lloyd and Leland; and a sister, Lorraine Jones; nephews, Thomas Arneson, Anthony Arneson, Virgil Jr Arneson; nieces, Colleen Arneson and Patricia Arneson. Friends may call on Sunday, December 11, at St Mary's Catholic Church Hall, Fennimore, from 3-6:30 p.m. with the rosary at 2:30 p.m. and also on Monday, December 12, from 10:30 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m. at St Mary's Catholic Church. Interment will be at the St Lawrence O'Toole Catholic Church Cemetery, Mt Hope. Larson Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.