Shirley Jean Friend Gallik, 83, of Strabane Woods, formerly of Marianna, died Monday October 29, 2018. She was born February 15, 1935, she was the eldest of the late Ralph and Pauline Workman Friend of Marianna.
She attended Myers School and graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1953 and was employed by Bell Telephone Company.
Shirley married Albert Michael Gallik in 1956 and pursued the life of a military wife. She later became a florist and loved the profession.
Shirley was multi-talented, she had artistic abilities which she drew and painted. She sang, played the piano and organ. She participated in various plays and musicals. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, embroidery, cross stich and crochet. Shirley was a long time member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church where she served on the church council and sang in the choir.
Surviving are two daughters Cheryl Lynn (Stanley) Rockovich of Canonsburg, Paula Kay (Eric) Hall of Nokesville, VA., and daughter in law Tamara Gallik of Woodbridge, Va. Eleven grandchildren, Jenifer Mayes, David Rockovich, Elizabeth Austin, Randall Baughman, Johnathan Balsamo, Christian, Hannah, Kadi, Sophia, Olivia and Issac Gallik and four great grandchildren; Lillian and Maxwell Mayes, Levi Pardy and Lyncoln Baughman. Three brothers, Richard G. Friend of Centerville, Edward Friend of Marlton, NJ and John W.(Marge) Friend and one sister Carol Brewer of Scenery Hill and numerous nieces and nephews.
Shirley is preceded in death by her husband, Albert M. Gallik and two sons Eugene Michael and Douglas Paul Gallik, also deceased are one sister in law Phyllis Friend and one brother in law Lee Brewer.
Family and friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. Thursday November 1, 2018 in the Nichol Funeral Home 1873 East Maiden Street Washington, PA. Additional visitation will be from 10:00 A.M until 11:00 A.M. when a Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday November 2, 2018 in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Scenery Hill, PA with the Rev. William B. Henry, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. An online guestbook may be signed at www.nicholfuneralhome.com
