Shirley M. Buhrmester Obituary

We are sad to announce that on March 30, 2022, at the age of 85, Shirley M. Buhrmester of Du Quoin, Illinois, born in Perry, Illinois passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Harry Fischer and Edna Fischer (Smith); her former life partner Herman "Pete" Rowell; her sons, Stephen Alan Rowell and Eddie Troy Rowell; her brothers, William Dale Smith, Fred Dean Smith and Harry Fischer; and her pet Sadie.

She is survived by : her children, Charles Rowell (Christina) of Dowell and Denise McWhorter of Du Quoin; her stepdaughter Donna Buhrmester of Nashville, IL; her grandchildren, Joshua McWhorter of Du Quoin, Angela Tatham (Matt) of Keystone Heights, FL and Katherine Deines (Brandon) of Callahan, FL; and her great grandchildren, Alexander McWhorter, Reagan Tatham, Claire Deines, Jo Anna Tatham and Julianne Deines.

Friends may make memorials to Hospice of Southern Illinois and will be accepted at the funeral home.