Shirley Maxine Starr, 71, of Lane, passed away Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls of cancer.

Funeral Services were held Friday, Dec. 17, at the Basham Funeral Chapel in Wessington Springs.  Burial was in Prospect Hill Cemetery.  Visitation was Thursday at the funeral home with a prayer service.

Shirley was born on July 4, 1950, to Lee and Maxine (Bunde) Miller at their family farmhouse south of Lane.  She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She attended Lane school.

She married Jim Starr in February 2002. Most of Shirley’s working career was spent at Van Dykes in Woonsocket. She retired in 2012.

She enjoyed spending time with family, and her favorite time spent with them was the Fourth of July.

Shirley is survived by her two sons, Eric Miller of Brookings and Blake (Angie) Miller of Mt. Vernon; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister, Cindy (Craig) Schuman of Black Hawk; one niece, one nephew and three great-nieces and -nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Terry Miller; and husband, Jim.