Shirley Irene Trier (1933

Date : 21 Mar 2009
Location : Drummond Cemetery, Drummond, WI

Bjork, Shirley I. (23 OCT 1933 - 17 MAR 2009)

Shirley I. Bjork, 75, Drummond, formerly of Curtiss and Grand View, died on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at Ashland Health and Rehabilitation Center, Ashland. A gathering of family and friends was held at noon on Saturday, March 21, at the Grand View Civic Center.

Shirley I. Trier was born on Oct. 23, 1933, in Burlington, to John C. and Emily Trier. She lived in Burlington and later moved to the Grand View area and graduated from Drummond High School. She married Ronald Bjork on March 16, 1956, in Washburn. She worked at the Drummond mill and later was a stay-at-home mom and bookkeeper for the couple's logging business. In 1980, the couple moved to Curtiss, where they worked as dairy farmers for 14 years. In 1994, they retired and moved back to the Drummond area.

Survivors include one son, Ricky (Heidi) Bjork, Owen; five daughters, Connie (Robert) Schoenborn, Phillips, Sandy (Brian) Pierce, Mason, Becky (Dave) Koller, Curtiss, Linn Lindner, Madison, and Jenny (Cuyler) Robida, Loyal; 14 plus grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter; and one sister, Lynn (Wendell) Kemp, Janesville.

Preceding her in death were her husband; parents; and one sister.

Tribune Record Gleaner - Mar 25, 2009

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Dorothy Elbert - line 66

John Trier - line 73

Source - Year: 1940; Census Place: Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4515; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 51-2

Bjork, Shirley I. (23 OCT 1933 - 17 MAR 2009)

Shirley I. Bjork, 75, Drummond, formerly of Curtiss and Grand View, died on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at Ashland Health and Rehabilitation Center, Ashland. A gathering of family and friends was held at noon on Saturday, March 21, at the Grand View Civic Center.

Shirley I. Trier was born on Oct. 23, 1933, in Burlington, to John C. and Emily Trier. She lived in Burlington and later moved to the Grand View area and graduated from Drummond High School. She married Ronald Bjork on March 16, 1956, in Washburn. She worked at the Drummond mill and later was a stay-at-home mom and bookkeeper for the couple's logging business. In 1980, the couple moved to Curtiss, where they worked as dairy farmers for 14 years. In 1994, they retired and moved back to the Drummond area.

Survivors include one son, Ricky (Heidi) Bjork, Owen; five daughters, Connie (Robert) Schoenborn, Phillips, Sandy (Brian) Pierce, Mason, Becky (Dave) Koller, Curtiss, Linn Lindner, Madison, and Jenny (Cuyler) Robida, Loyal; 14 plus grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter; and one sister, Lynn (Wendell) Kemp, Janesville.

Preceding her in death were her husband; parents; and one sister.

Source - Tribune Record Gleaner - Mar 25, 2009

Source - Photo courtesy of Find a Grave member #46983684. (Thank you Nancy!)

Oct 23 1933 Birth		Birth of Shirley Trier
Apr 1940 Age 6		Lived in Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin (Census)
Mar 16 1956 Age 22		Married to Ronald Bjork
Nov 24 1984 Age 51		Death of father, John Trier
Sep 09 1992 Age 58		Death of mother, Emily Krakofsky
Sep 13 1998 Age 64		Death of spouse, Ronald Bjork
Mar 17 2009 Age 75		Death of Shirley Trier