Shirley A. Bechen Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Shirley A. Bechen of Dubuque, Iowa, who passed away at the age of 85, on August 25, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As we bid Shirley A. farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Shirley A. is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Charles Bowers and Gladys Bowers (Goodrich); her husband Raymond Bechen; her daughter Laura Naderman (Jack); her daughter-in-law Carol Bechen; and her great grandchild Terran Gallegos.
She is survived by: her children, Tom Bechen of Dubuque, Pam Mays of Casper, Rae Ann Bechen of Aurora and Karla Leick of Dubuque. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Dubuque Regional Humane Society.
