Shirley M. McGowan, 82, of Hamburg, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019 in Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest. She was the wife of the late Harry R. McGowan, Jr., died June 27, 1989.
Born in Mertztown, she was the daughter of the late Charles F. and Eva C. (Adam) Gaumer. She graduated from Kutztown High School in 1954. Shirley was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church, Hamburg. She worked as a coder for an insurance company until her retirement. She enjoyed anything with children. She enjoyed watching musicals and things that kids were involved in. She was a member of Shoemakersville and Hamburg Fire Companies, and the Women at Bethany United Methodist. She was loving known by her family as Nan Nan.
She is survived by two sons: Steven A. McGowan, Hamburg, and Stewart R. McGowan, partner of Carlos Ferrer, Hamburg; two daughters: Patricia A. (McGowan) Trubilla wife of John P., Hamburg; and Denise M. McGowan, Hamburg; three grandchildren: Eric, Jeremy, and Kira; and six great-grandchildren: Mikayla, Conner, Austin, Samantha, Dylan, and Collin. She is also survived by her godson: William A. Harvey, Robesonia; a brother: Gene Gaumer, Birdsboro, and a sister: Dorothy (Gaumer) Geisler, Fleetwood; and many nieces and nephews; and many other children that she helped raise as though they were her own. She was predeceased by a brother: Robert Gaumer.
Funeral Services will be held Monday, March 25, 2019 at 11:00 am from Bethany United Methodist Church, 321 Island Street Hamburg, PA 19526. Burial will follow in St. Paul's United Methodist Church Cemetery, Geigertown. A viewing will be held Sunday, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in Leibensperger Funeral Homes, Inc., 65 S. 4th Street Hamburg, PA 19526 (Off Street Parking in Rear), and Monday from 10:00 to 11:00 am in the church. Memorial contributions may be sent to Bethany United Methodist Church, at the above address. For online condolences, please visit www.leibenspergerfuneralhomes.com