Shirley E. Johnsrud

Shirley E. Johnsrud, 79, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Ronan on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Shirley was born March 8, 1943, to Oswald and Dorothy Pearl Teigen in Evergreen, MT.

She graduated from Ronan High School in 1961, then welcomed the birth of her loving daughter, Raenon, in April of 1963.

After she graduated high school, she moved to Missoula and worked for the Credit Bureau. Shortly after moving to Missoula, she met the love of her life, Roger, and got married in February of 1967. When she moved to Ronan she started her bartending career, along with working for several years at Tina Marie’s Smoke Shop. She was also a long-time Avon Representative and had many clienteles throughout the town of Ronan.

Shirley retired from Jore Corporation after working there for more than a decade. She was truly a jack of all trades and was always willing to help out wherever she was needed.

Shirley enjoyed playing cribbage and was always ready for a challenge. She also enjoyed horseshoes, bowling, and darts. Cribbage tournaments and horseshoe league were events she looked forward to every year.

During her years of bowling, she took home many trophies and awards. She also loved gardening, reading books, playing solitaire, and doing word puzzles every day. Her favorite flowers to plant every year were bleeding-hearts. Her most cherished thing overall was spending time with her family and friends. There will not be a day that goes by that Shirley will not be thought of and greatly missed.

Shirley was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Roger; daughter, Raenon; brothers, Bill, Cliff, Gene and Dale; sisters, Alice, Helen and a half-sister Helen; brothers-in-law, Fred and Paul. She is survived by her sisters, Pat, Rita and Dorothy; grandkids, Shawn (Brooke), Steven and Shaylene; great-grandkids, Silas, River, Forrest and Autumn, along with numerous nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, June 28th at 10:30am in the Ronan Cemetery where she will be laid to rest by her husband, Roger, and daughter, Raenon. A reception will follow at The Bird (Pheasant), bring your best memories and stories of our much loved Shirley.