Engel

Shirley M. Engel, 81, of Cranberry Township, formerly of Mars, died Saturday evening at UPMC Passavant Hospital in McCandless Township.

Born in Pittsburgh, Dec. 19, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Hilda Kern Weid.

Shirley enjoyed tapestry rug hooking and founded the Laurel Mountain Rug Hooking School, where she taught craft workshops for more than 20 years. She was a member of the Pearl McGowan Rug Hooking Guild.

Shirley was a member of the Plains Presbyterian Church and of the Mars Chapter271, Order of the Eastern Star, where she had been a Worthy Matron, as well as the North Hills Newcomers Club and the Swiss American Society of Pittsburgh.

Shirley was an avid gardener and had belonged to the Mars Wayside Garden Club.

Surviving are her husband of more than 60 years, Elmer T. Engel, who she married on March 7, 1951, her son, Rick Engel and Rick's wife,Heide, of Gibsonia; her grandchildren, Alex and Dan Engel; her special niece, Barbara Somerville of Freedom;and several other nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Eleanor Adams, and her brother, Theodore Weid.

ENGEL — Friends of Shirley M. Engel, who died Saturday evening, Dec. 22, 2012, will be received at the MCDONALD-AEBERLI FUNERALHOME, INC., 238 Crowe Ave., Mars.Services will be in the Plains Presbyterian Church, 326 Plains Church Road, Cranberry Township. The Rev. Kimberly Merrill, interim pastor, will officiate. Please meet at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.Memorial donations may be made to the church.For directions or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.