
She was born February 4, 1936 in Deshler, OH to Harold and Ruth (Walter) Smith. Shirley was a graduate of Otsego High School.
She worked at BGSU for 15 years, retiring in 1982.
Shirley was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, where she was on the altar committee and a preschool aide. She was a den mother for Pack #350 for 12 years.
She loved baking, yard work and taking vacations once in a while. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Shirley married Robert Paul Asmus June 20, 1953. He preceded her in death in 2002.