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Shirley I. Shunk - Lehigh University nurse

Lehigh University nurse

Shirley I. Shunk, 91, of Bethlehem, died Dec. 3, 2025, at Moravian Hall Square, Nazareth. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late Rene Feltault and Lillian (Horsford) Feltault Keeler.She was the wife of the late William R. Shunk Jr.

She was a 1955 graduate of St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing.

She was a nurse at Lehigh University from 1986-1991. She was a substitute school nurse for the Bethlehem Area School District.

She volunteered with the Miller-Keystone Blood Center for more than 5,000 hours, many in the Bloodmobile; and at the Cancer Boutique and nonprofits.

She was a parishioner and a eucharistic minister at St. Anne Catholic Church, Bethlehem. She was a pianist, baker and sewer.

She is survived by four children: Regina (Bill) Casey of North Andover, Massachusetts; Teresa (Joe) Ocampo of Ann Arbor, Michigan; Chris (Jen) Shunk of Easton and Joe (Marli) Shunk of Adliswil, Switzerland; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandsons.

She was predeceased by a daughter, Dianne Rimkus; and two brothers, Robert and Frederick Feltault.

Contributions may be made to PBS39, 839 Sesame St., Bethlehem, PA 18015.

Arrangements were made by Connell Funeral Home Inc., Bethlehem.

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