HUDSON FALLS – Shirley Marie Mercier Case, 87, of Hudson Falls, passed away peacefully, on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at the Fort Hudson Health Care Facility in Fort Edward.
Born on February 17, 1936, in the town of Hampton, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Laura Mercier.
Shirley received her education at a one room schoolhouse in Hampton. In her younger years, she loved to train and show horses. For a time, she was co-owner of the Optical Center in Hudson Falls. Shirley was an avid bingo player throughout her life. She loved gardening. Her homes were always surrounded by beautiful flower gardens and the inside filled with so many plants her children jokingly called it “the jungle”. Tiger Lilly’s were her favorite flower. In the late 80s she planted the flower gardens for the Sandy Hill Mill, where her husband George was a foreman. Shirley spent much of her spare time crocheting beautiful blankets for all her children, grandchildren, and friends. She also made and donated blankets for the elderly in Fort Hudson Nursing Home in the late 90s. Shirley had a love for all things. She would collect caterpillars and put them in a jar to watch them change into beautiful Monarch butterflies and then release them to the wind. She loved to fish, teaching her kids how to clean bullhead which was her favorite.
Above all was her family, especially her children and grandchildren. She always put others before herself.
Shirley was loved and adored by all that knew her.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, George Case and her son Theodore Ames.
She is survived by her three children, Timothy Ames of Ballston Spa, Theresa Ames of Moreau and Jason Mattison of Wasilla, Alaska; her five grandchildren, Kelly Ames, Jacob Mattison, Bradley Mattison, Tyler Mattison, and Emily Mattison; her sister, Marion Briggs of Connecticut; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
The Rite of Committal will be 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 27, 2023, at Union Cemetery in the town of Fort Edward.
Memorials in Shirley’s memory may be sent to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research Fund, 13770 Noel Road, Suite 801889, Dallas, TX 75380.
My condolences go out to the family of Shirley. She was such a nice person in all the years I have known her. Rest in peace 🙏