- Date Of Birth: 1962
- Date Of Death: 2022
- State: New York
Shirley Currey, a long time resident of Grahamsville, NY, passed away peacefully under a clear starry sky at home on March 4th, 2022, surrounded by family. Shirley was born in January of 1962 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Gerhard and Eleonore Henke.
Shirley graduated from Tri-Valley High School, and went on to receive her Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Boston University. She returned to her hometown of Grahamsville to marry the love of her life, Hank Currey, and raise her three sons. Later in life she returned to college to complete a Masters in Education, which she used to touch countless lives in the Rondout Valley School District as a kindergarten teacher at Kerhonkson Elementary School.
Shirley was known for her free spirit and passion for life. She truly cared about all she came across and seeked to learn all she could about the world around her. She loved reading, photography, exploring in her buggy, and sleigh riding, but her greatest joy came from spending time with her family. Shirley was so proud of her three sons, Hank, Glenn, and Weston, and absolutely adored her grandchildren, Dean, Jack, Isla, and Maxine.
She is survived by her loving husband of 37 years, Hank Currey; sister Evelyn Skidmore and husband Garry of Grahamsville, NY; three beloved sons and daughters-in-law, Hank and Lori of Gambrills, MD, Glenn and Courtney of Lakeland FL, and Weston and Molly of Wynantskill, NY; four grandchildren, Dean, Jack, Isla, and Maxine; and two dearly loved fur babies, Bella and Sister. She is also survived by several other family members including sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Shirley leaves to mourn an abundance of friends, and also children from the Kerhonkson school system that made her time there a true treasure. She was predeceased by her sister Cornelia Henke, and parents Gerhard and Eleonore Henke.
