Shirley Ruth Priggemeier

Shirley Ruth (Williams) Priggemeier was born on November 5, 1931 in Jersey City, NJ to Leslie Forster Williams and Ruth Mabel (Bisbing) Williams. While surrounded by her three daughters, she entered the presence of our Lord Jesus, whom she had served so faithfully, on Monday, April 13, 2026, in Owasso, OK at the age of 94. Shirley was raised and educated in South Ozone Park in New York City, NY where she graduated from John Adams High School in 1949. She then attended The Kings College in New Castle, Delaware where she met her roommate’s brother, Ed Priggemeier. The two were married in 1952 and began their married life in Haddonfield, New Jersey where their three daughters were born. Job transfers moved the family from New Jersey to Baltimore, Maryland, back to New Jersey, out to Oklahoma, then back east to Pennsylvania. The couple finally settled in Oklahoma in1997. While her daughters were attending college, Shirley pursued a lifelong dream and entered nursing school. She graduated in 1979 as valedictorian of her class becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse and started working at Chester County Hospital in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Throughout their many moves, Shirley remained active in church activities. In college, and in the years following, she enjoyed singing in the choir. Her hobbies included sewing, knitting, crocheting, needlework, and reading. She volunteered at Christ For Humanity in Tulsa, Biblical Literature Fellowship in Belgium, Kako Retreat Center in Alaska, and assisted in the library at the Baptist Village in Owasso. Shirely was predeceased by her husband, Edward Priggemeier, in 2023 after 72 years of marriage. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Leslie and Ruth Willaims, and a sister, Beverly Borden. She is survived by her three daughters Linda Christensen and husband Robyn Barbara Rogers and husband Stan Betsy Nye and husband Kevin, …ten grandchildren who brought her incredible joy; Keith Nye and wife Stephanie, Andrew Nye and wife Valerie, Trevor Nye and wife Erin, David Christensen and wife Adele, Matthew Christensen, Luke Christensen and wife Kathryn, Joseph Rogers and wife Rachel, Jacob Rogers, Jefferson Rogers and wife Jenny, and Jane Cuckler and husband Jared. …and fourteen great grandchildren that she adored; Reagan Nye, Theodore Nye, Colton Nye, Owen Nye, Bennett Nye, Eloise Nye, Otto Nye; Ashton Christensen, Kelly Christensen, Claire Christensen; Harry Christensen, Jude Christensen, Jerome Rogers and Oliver Rogers. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Shirley's memory to Christ For Humanity, 6314 E. 13th St., Tulsa, OK 74112.

Shirley Ruth Priggemeier

November 5, 1931 - April 13, 2026