Shirley Ellen Foster, daughter of Clare Burr and Jeanette (Ferris) Foster, was born 8 September 1927 Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan. She graduated in 1943 from Okemos High School. Shirley married Charles Stanley Rahl 22 December 1945 Lansing. Charles, born 12 Jun 1927 was a US Marine Corp World War II veteran. He succumbed to a sudden heart attack 24 February 1968 and was interred Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan. Shirley died 12 July 1999 Golden Valley, Mercer County, North Dakota. The census of 2010 enumerated the city population of Golden Valley, ND as 182.
Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) Friday 16 July 1999
RAHL, SHIRLEY ELLEN, 71, of Golden Valley, N.D., formerly of Lansing and Eaton Rapids, gas station and grocery store (Engadine) owner/operator, died Monday. Memorial services have been held. Arrangements by Seibel Funeral Home, Beulah.