Obituary of Shirley A. Blood

Shirley Allene Blood, 80, formerly of 52 Hammond St. Jamestown passed away Monday December 1, 2014 in WCA Hospital. A resident of Busti for most of her life, and recently of Tanglewood Manor, she was the wife of the late Harold Lyle Blood with whom she was married to for 57 years. Shirley passed away on what would have been Harold's 88th birthday. She was born January 5, 1934 in Jamestown the daughter of the late Harry and Virginia Lewis Rasmussen. For over 17 years, Shirley worked as a cashier at McDonalds. Surviving are three children, Kathy (Jim) Swearingen of Midway, KY; Shaun (Sharon) Blood of Busti; Ginny Tapp of Dunkirk; eight grandchildren, Christopher (Kassie) Swearingen of Busti; Leslie (Andrew) Walters of Youngsville, PA; Benjamin (Jeannette) Blood of Lakewood; Zachary (Rita) Blood of Celoron; Nicole (Dave) McCauley of Bemus Point; Cierra Haskins, Tristin Tapp, and Cheyanne Tapp all of Clymer; and six great grandchildren. Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Gregory Blood; and two brothers, Roger and Harry Rasmussen. A memorial service will be held in the spring of 2015 at a time to be announced.