Alton Bay, NH

Shirley (Green) Sydow, died peacefully on October 10 ^th at Mountain View Community in Ossipee, NH, where she most recently resided, having just reached her 95 ^th birthday the week before.

Shirley was born in Boston on October 2, 1926.  She graduated from The Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene in 1947.   She met her husband, Paul, on a blind date to a Bruins game (after assuring him she knew ALL about hockey) and became a lifelong hockey fan as a result.  Shirley and Paul (aka Doc) made their home in Framingham, MA and raised their four children there.  Shirley was active in Cub Scouts, Eastern Star and Rainbow Girls and served as a Deacon at the Grace Congregation Church.

Their favorite place was a boathouse on Lake Winnipesaukee that they bought in 1966.  Doc loved to wave in any friends who boated by the house and Shirley would, often reluctantly, put together a delicious dinner for everyone.  Many lifelong friends were made as a result.

Shirley loved to garden, read and knit, go swimming with the ladies, and probably never missed an episode of Dancing With The Stars.  She had a beautiful voice and loved to sing, a trait that none of her children inherited.  She spent the last several years of her life at the incredible Mountain View Community in Ossipee, where she entertained the loving staff and other residents with her silly facial expressions that dementia could not erase.

Known by her family and friends as Mom, Gram, Shirl, Big Gram, Bubby and Great Grammy, Shirley will be forever cherished by her children Julie (Rob) Palmason of Wolfeboro NH, Jeffrey (Ann) Sydow of Alton Bay NH, Jay Sydow of Alton Bay NH, and Jennifer (Jim) Whalley of Bow NH; 6 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of traditional calling hours, friends and loved ones are invited to join Shirley's family on Saturday, November 13 ^th at Julie and Rob's house, 567 Forest Rd in Wolfeboro, NH.  Please stop in any time from 1-4 PM and share a memory of Shirley.  Due to Covid-19 concerns, we kindly ask that you attend only if vaccinated and feeling healthy.