Shirley Bloom 1924-2021

Shirley was born Dec. 7, 1924, in Benezette, Pa., the daughter of James S. and Edna Madge Losey Winslow.

Besides being a proud homemaker, Shirley was a member and officer of the Youngstown Women Bowling League and the Steel Valley P.O.W. Club. She attended Gibson Heights Second Presbyterian Church. She was an active volunteer for Meals on Wheels and St. Elizabeth Hospital, and she was proudly awarded Teen Tymer Mother of the Year. Shirley enjoyed camping and was an avid bowler, but the most joy in her life came from her family. She was the sweetest mother and grandmother and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

Shirley leaves to cherish her memory her children, Richard (Tina) Bloom of Youngstown and Edna Mae Bloom of Cuyahoga Falls; five grandchildren, Paula Sauter of Cuyahoga Falls, Cathy Sauter of Ann Arbor, Mich., Amy Sauter of Akron, Jacinda (Barry) Parks of Traverse City, Mich. and Jarlath Bloom of Washington, D.C.; and six great-grandchildren, Germania and Jupiter Parks, Spencer Sauter, Clover Williamson, and Selina and Savannah McMullin.

Besides her parents, Shirley was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Jack Bloom; stepmother, Jen Winslow; brother, Losey Winslow; and special aunt, Vivian Dudley.

There will be a private family service for Shirley with burial following in Green Haven Memorial Gardens in Canfield.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the professional care of the Thompson-Filicky Funeral Home, 4221 Market St. Youngstown, OH 44512. Family and friends may visit www.thompsonfh1932.com to view this obituary, sign the guest book or send condolences to Shirley’s family.

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