Shirley May Laferriere, 84,  passed away on July 18, 2023 at Vitas Hospice. She was the wife of Philip Laferriere. They shared 63 years of marriage together.

Born in Eagle Lake, Maine, she was the daughter of Ervin and Anita Pinette. She graduated from Fort Kent Community High School in 1957. She graduated from the Hartford Hospital School of Nursing in Hartford, Connecticut in 1960. And she graduated from Barry University in Miami, Florida in 1997. She worked as a registered nurse in the state of Connecticut for 35 years and a registered nurse in the state of Florida for 18 years.

She was a member of St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic church and she volunteered in the church outreach and church choir. She also volunteered at Hanley Hazelden Center at St. Mary's Hospital. She enjoyed quilting and needlework, and loved playing dominoes and Bunco with her friends. And she really enjoyed traveling. She will be remembered for her love of her family and the love that she shared with her friends.

Shirley is survived by her spouse of 63 years Philip Laferriere of Grant, FL; her two daughters Janet Laskarin (Joseph, spouse) of Mannington, WV and Gisele Foster (Kevin O'Conner, partner) of P.B.G., FL; her son Michael Laferriere (Kathy, spouse) of Mars Hill, NC; and her grandchildren: Phillip Laskarin, Ashley Foster, and Larissa Laferriere. She is also survived by her little dog, Pierre. She is preceded in death by her father Ervin J. Pinette, her mother Anita Raymond Pinette, and her brother John Pinette (01/08/1956).

There will be no service or viewing. Interment of her cremated remains will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Wallagrass, Maine.