Shirley Berquist.

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WORCESTER -- Shirley Elizabeth Berquist was born in Worcester on Oct. 21, 1925, and passed away at Knollwood Nursing Home on Thursday, Oct. 17.

She was married to her late husband, Robert L. Berquist, for over 50 years.

Mrs. Berquist's two sisters, Ruth E. Larson and Millie E. Lagerstrom, and her sole brother, Carl Lagerstrom, predeceased her.

She graduated from Commerce High School and attended Leslie College in Boston.

She spent many years as a baker for The Crown Bakery, and then in later years worked helping the elderly in their homes.

She enjoyed toile painting, sewing, and knitting. She also liked to travel.

She leaves her son, Robert L Berquist, and his wife, Linda, of Voorheesville, N.Y., and their children, Krysta and Jonathan; her daughter, Sally E Agurkis, her husband, James, of West Boylston, and their children, Patrick, and his daughter...

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