- Date Of Birth: December 21, 1934
- Date Of Death: September 16, 2019
- State: Massachusetts
Shirley Theresa (Delisle) Cranston, age 84, passed away peacefully on September 16, 2019. She was born December 21, 1934 in Northampton, MA. She was predeceased by her parents, Richard Delisle and Delia (Barnaby) Heath and her younger brother Ernest Delisle. Shirley was raised in Northampton, MA and Easthampton, MA and attended local schools. In 1950 she married Henry Bovat and had two daughters, Debra McDonald of Agawam, MA and Susan Ryan of Lenox, MA. In 1957 Shirley married Gordon Cranston of Williamsburg, MA to whom she recently celebrated their 62nd year anniversary. They settled in Williamsburg and made a beautiful home for three additional children. Daughter, Bonnie Callahan of Coral Springs, FL, and two sons, Gordon, Jr. of late, and Richard Cranston of Agawam, MA. In addition, she had eleven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Shirley was a remarkable woman of unlimited creativity and talents. Organ playing was amongst her many hobbies that included crocheting, floral arranging, and painting. While raising an active family, she graduated from LaBaron Hairdressing Academy in Springfield, MA and opened Classic Coiffeurs in her Williamsburg home. Shirley later taught cosmetology at LaBaron Hairdressing Academy, Roger L. Putnam Vocational High School, and Franklin County Technical High School and retired in 1993.
