Shirley A. Bates Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Shirley A. Bates of Biddeford, Maine, born in Lynn, Massachusetts, who passed away, on April 3, 2024. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Shirley A. Bates to show support.
As we bid Shirley farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Shirley is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by : her spouse Aubrey L. Bates; and her parents, Leo F. Arsenault and Esther Arsenault (Eagan). She is survived by : her children, Aubrey J. (Elizabeth Bates) of Groveland and Cheryl A. (Ronald Boulay) of Biddeford, ME; and her grandchildren, Matthew Bates of Groveland, Melissa O'Sullivan of Gorham, NH, Heather Bates, AJ Bates of Haverhill, Brian Boulay of Gray, ME and Laurie Boulay of New Gloucester, ME. She is also survived by nine great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Please make memorial donations in Shirley's name to Care Dimensions 75 Sylvan Street Danvers, MA 01923.
