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Shirley J. (Reiter) McCombs
July 08, 2022

Obituary

Shirley Jean (Reiter) McCombs, 70, of Commodore, PA died Friday, July 8, 2022 at her residence.

The daughter of E. Willis and Iva Oneda (Edwards) Reiter, she was born on May 21, 1952 in Indiana, PA.

Shirley was a graduate of Marion Center High School and a member of the Lovejoy Church of Christ.

She wed Harry Ray McCombs on October 14, 1978. They had shared twenty-five years of marriage when he died on July 4, 2004.

Shirley had first been employed as an elementary teacher with the Marion Center School District. Prior to her retirement, she had worked for the Indiana Gazette.

Two of Shirley’s favorite pastimes were walking and doing word search puzzles. She was a member of the Rainbow Diamond Glass Club.

Surviving are her sister-in-law: Catherine M. Trimble and husband Duane of Indiana, PA; brother-in-law, Marvin B. McCombs and significant other, Jennifer James of Commodore, PA; sister-in-law, Pat Lydick and husband Ray of Indiana, PA; numerous nieces and nephews; three great nieces; one great nephew and Shirley’s significant other, Ron Kuhn of Curwensville, PA.

In addition to her husband, Shirley was preceded in death by her father on April 21, 1993; her mother on May 14, 2006; her brother Gerald Reiter in 2002; her sister-in-law, Shirley (McCombs) Porter and her father and mother-in-law, Oliver and Beatrice McCombs.

Family and friends will be received from Noon to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at the Lovejoy Church of Christ, where a 1:00 p.m. memorial service will take place with Brother Dennis Lockard speaking. Burial will be at the Cookport Methodist Cemetery in Cookport, PA.

Visit www.rairighfh.com to sign Shirley’s guestbook and share a condolence message.

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