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Shirley Ann Dunkle

September 13, 1944 — December 24, 2025

King Ferry

Shirley Ann Dunkle, 81, of King Ferry, passed away on December 24, 2025 in Ithaca.

Shirley was born on September 13, 1944 in Ithaca, a daughter of the late Ralph and Edith (Baildon) Grover. A lifelong area resident, she and her husband John lived in King Ferry where they farmed and raised their family. She was a member of the United Church of Genoa.

She is survived by her daughters, Kathleen Doherty and her husband Shaun, of Ithaca and Susan Johns and her husband Jason, of VT; siblings: Marilyn Rawls (Charles), of GA, John Grover (Joan), of Genoa, and Joan Grover, of Auburn; six grandchildren: Chloe, Asa, Ezra, Silas, Logan, and Maddie, and one great-grandson, Obadiah. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, John C. Dunkle, in 2017.

Services will be held at 12:00 PM on Sunday, December 28 at the United Church of Genoa, 10070 State Route 90, Genoa, where the family will receive friends afterwards in the Fellowship Hall. Spring interment will be in West Genoa Cemetery, King Ferry.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in remembrance of Shirley may be made to the United Church of Genoa. Arrangements are with the Shurtleff Funeral Home, Genoa, and online condolences may be shared with her family at www.shurtleffservices.com .

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United Church of Genoa

10070 NY-90, Genoa, NY 13071

Services will be held at 12:00 PM on Sunday, December 28 at the United Church of Genoa, 10070 State Route 90, Genoa, where the family will receive friends afterwards in the Fellowship Hall. Spring interment will be in West Genoa Cemetery, King Ferry.

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United Church of Genoa

10070 NY-90, Genoa, NY 13071

Services will be held at 12:00 PM on Sunday, December 28 at the United Church of Genoa, 10070 State Route 90, Genoa, where the family will receive friends afterwards in the Fellowship Hall. Spring interment will be in West Genoa Cemetery, King Ferry.

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