Shirley Marie Goldsmith (Brinkmeier), 80, of Lena, IL, passed away on March 10, 2026 at Freeport Memorial Hospital. She was born on January 9, 1946 in Freeport, to Paul Albert Brinkmeier and Francis Elizabeth Skeel. She was a graduate of Pearl City High School. She retired from Honeywell and was a member of Pearl City St. John's Lutheran Church.

Survivors include her brother Fred Asche, numerous nieces and nephews, grandchildren: Matthew, Daniel, and Melissa Julius; and great-grandchildren: Ethan and Kelsey Julius.

She was preceded in death by siblings: Evora, Lloyd, Mildred, Ruby, Nelda, Orin, Virgil, and Gerald Brinkmeier, Herb Asche, and daughter Jeanette Townsend.

A memorial service will be held on Friday April 10, 2026 at 11 AM, with visitation at 10 AM, at the Schwarz Park Blvd Chapel, 608 S. Park Blvd in Freeport. Pastor Len Hoffmann will officiate. Inurnment at Nora Cemetery.