Shirley L. Walling (nee Grinder), age 75, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Ascension All Saints in Racine, WI on Sunday, February 28, 2021.

Born May 8,1945 in Franklin, PA, Shirley was the daughter of the late Millard and Violet (Miller) Grinder.

Shirley retired from the Racine Youthful Offender Correctional Facility (RYOC). Before RYOC, she also spent many years employed at Southern Wisconsin Center. She was a Girl Scout Leader and a Vice-Queen member of the Red Hat Society. Shirley loved to decorate cakes and used her creativity to make homemade chocolates and candies. She enjoyed camping and spending time with family and friends.

She will be dearly missed by her siblings, Meril, Steven and Michael (Mary) Grinder. Aunt Shirley will also be missed by her nieces and nephews: Tih (Sherry) Kobolson, Tim (Julie) Hart, Dan Grinder, Rose (Alex) Grinder-Mondragon, Molly (Gustavo) Calderon, Karen Grinder, Julie Lee, Jen Grinder, Michael Grinder JR, Joe (Katie) Thomas, as well as many great nieces and great nephews. Her friends she considered as family, Adam and Juan, will also miss her greatly.

In addition to her parents, Shirley was preceded in death by her brothers, Donald and Randy Grinder.