Shirley F. Ridgeway

Shirley I. Ridgeway,87, of Jefferson, MD, wife of the late David "Lee" Ridgeway for passed away peacefully on Friday, November 13, 2026.

Born on December 18, 1938, in Martinsburg, WV, she was the daughter of late Pete and Ida Foltz.

Shirley lived on a farm much of her childhood and enjoyed being outside. She graduated from Brunswick High School in 1956 and was married shortly after graduation and had three children, Kathy, Brian and David. She was a stay-at-home mom who loved gardening, being outside, working in flower beds-but hated weeds. She later married Lee Ridgeway in 1977 and spent many days taking day trips with him for lunch hours away, examples Bedford, PA and Natural Bridge, VA. Shirley was devoted to her family and loved spending time with them.

She is survived by her two children, Kathy Dawson and husband Tom, David Cooper and wife Michelle and daughter-in-law Debbie Cooper (wife of the late Brian Cooper); six grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. She is also survived by two sisters, Donna Wenner and Delores Axline and husband Johnny. She will also be missed by numerous nieces and nephews, and her immediate family.

She was preceded in death by her brothers Merrell and Gene Foltz and two sisters, Patty Pry and Rose Barger.

The family will receive friends from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm on Thursday, November 19, 2026, at Stauffer Funeral Homes, P.A. (Brunswick), 1100 North Maple Avenue in Brunswick, MD.

A celebration of Shirley's life journey will take place at 10:30 am on Friday, November 20, 2026, at Stauffer Funeral Homes, P.A. (Brunswick), 1100 North Maple Avenue in Brunswick, MD. Interment will be at Lovettsville Union Cemetery in Lovettsville, VA.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 5 East Main St., Brunswick, MD 21716.

Special thanks to Amada Senior Care, Frederick Health Hospice, all her doctors who treated her over the years, and the numerous family members who served her lovingly many hours this past year.