Shirley Cecilia Courville, 81, of Sturgis, SD died at her home on Friday, February 25, 2011. Visitation will be Monday, February 28, 2011 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a rosary and Christian prayer service beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Sturgis with Father Arnold Kari officiating. Interment will follow at St. Aloysius Cemetery in Sturgis.

Shirley was born November 22, 1929 to William and Julia Marie (Dwyer) Bartlett in Butte, MT. She attended school in Butte. She worked for Fred Meyer variety store as a sales clerk for 22 years in both Polson and Kalispell, MT. Following her retirement in 1996, Shirley moved to Sturgis.

Shirley was an excellent cook and baker and enjoyed tending to her houseplants, but her family and religion were most important in her life.

Shirley is survived by one son Bill (Jill) Netterberg of Sturgis; three daughters Sharon Davis of Sturgis, Karen (Richard) Johnson of Spearfish and Carol (Todd) Berry of Sturgis; eleven grandchildren, Lisa Lewis, Matt Eixenberger, Julie Hermann, Steven Netterberg, Jodie Handran, Sarah Netterberg, Adrian Netterberg, Rose Kellem, Aarron Berry, Michael Berry, and Cody Berry; thirteen great-grandchildren Kylie, Baby Boy Eixenberger, Garrett, Kole, McKenzie, Keely, Ethan, Eric, Elsie, Eli, Tarron, Gabriel, Tzion; and two nieces, Debbie and Sheila.

She was preceded in death by both parents, her sisters and their husbands Marie (Charles) Erb, and Dorothy (Bob) Bryant and one nephew Carl Bryant.

A memorial has been established to Hospice of the Northern Hills.