Shirlee Reason Obituary

The passing of Shirlee Reason (Marshalltown, Iowa) occurred on June 21, 2026. Shirlee, born on August 20, 1940, shared life with family, friends, and community. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Shirlee Reason to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Doyle Newton Eivins and Lois Irene Butcher (Griffith); and her siblings, Betty Jane Dykstra (Eivins) of Altoona, Mary Ellen Eivins of Winterset, Iowa and Robert Newton Eivins of Cameron, Missouri..

She is survived by: her daughters, Tami Papenleur (Drew) of Opelika and Kim Christofferson of Ankeny, Iowa; her grandchildren, Elisha Ficken of State Center, Joe Love (Alexis) of Pleasant Hill, Cassandra Schaefer (Jaxson) of Parkton, Steven Fox (Payton) of Marshalltown, Tonya Rodgers (Doug) of Ankeny, Dylan Christofferson of Des Moines and Danielle Christofferson of Iowa; her sister Barbara Jean Schmidtke (Eivins) of Highland Village, Texas; and her half-brother Marion Eugene Butcher of Indianola, Iowa. She is also survived by fourteen great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Shirlee's name to the Animal Rescue League of Iowa in Des Moines (https://secure.arl-iowa.org*146ow9d*_gcl_au*NzkzNzcyMzc5LjE3ODIyNDAzNTg.*_ga*Mzg2OTM5OTAzLjE3ODIyNDAzNTk.*_ga_3KM2EF87T0*czE3ODIyNDAzNTgkbzEkZzEkdDE3ODIyNDE2ODYkajU5JGwwJGgw).