Shirley Leinbach

Shirley B. Leinbach, 76, of Washington, died Thursday, May 13, 2004, in Easton Manorcare. Born: March 16, 1928, in Plymouth, Pa., a daughter of the late David Boyce and Sarah Clarke. Personal: Her husband, Barry E., died in 1997. She had lived in Washington for the past 30 years, coming from North Plainfield, N.J. Shirley was a secretary for the Department of the Navy in Reading, Pa. She graduated from Plymouth High School in 1946 and from the State Teachers College in Bloomsburg, Pa., in 1949. She enjoyed playing pinochle, gardening and in her youth, she enjoyed horseback riding. Survivors: a son, Curtis Leinbach of Edwardsville, Pa.; three daughters, Lisa Cartal of Wind Gap and Debbie Leinbach and Maureen Garrecht, both of Washington; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday in the Warren Hills / Ford Memorial Home, 234 W. Washington Ave., Washington, with the Rev. James Scovell officiating. Call 11 a.m. to time of service Sunday in the funeral home. Burial will be in Montana Mountain Cemetery, Harmony. Online obituaries available at warrenhillsmemorialhome.com. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, to NJ State Organization of Cystic Fibrosis, P.O. Box 3648, Wayne, NJ 07474.