Shirley Knoebel of Jupiter, Florida, formerly of Southampton, died on February 14. She was 80.
Born in Port Jefferson on December 31, 1934, to Ernest and Myrtle Drost, she graduated from the Southampton Hospital School of Nursing in 1955 and worked at Southampton Hospital as a registered nurse for several years.
She was predeceased by a son, Michael Knoebel; husband, Fred Knoebel; a brother, Robert Drost; sister, Carolyn Short; niece, Kathy Knoebel; and brothers-in-law, Terry, Gary and Jack Knoebel. She is survived by four children, Deborah Miller and husband Roland of Tennessee, Sandra Petty and husband Andrew of Tennessee, Fred Jr. and wife Mary of Florida, Robert and wife Dawn of Virginia; a brother, Ernest Drost and wife Louise of Pennsylvania; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Drost of Pennsylvania; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and in-laws.