Shirley Helen Miramonti nee Verderber, (aka Shirley V. Miramonti) age 96, of St. Louis MO, passed away on June 4th, 2026 at 12:27 AM at Friendship Village Skilled Nursing. She died peacefully in her sleep.
Shirley was born on August 27th, 1929, in St. Louis MO to Franz and Elizabeth. She grew up in the South Side of St. Louis and attended Cleveland High School and earned a Teaching degree with a Minor in Physical Education at Harris Teachers College.
She married Louis Angelo Miramonti in St. Louis, MO. Together they had three boys: John Louis, Joseph Robert and Frank Stephen.
Shirley worked as a Teacher for the St. Louis School district until her marriage when she became a mother and Homemaker until St. Timothy’s Parish approached her about teaching in the parochial school, where she implemented an advanced for its time ‘modular scheduling’ for the 4th – 8th grades. She loved Science and Math and was known for an active an inquisitive mind and her sense of humor. After the passing of her husband Louis, she worked for the Mehlville School Distract for 20+ years and taught a couple of generations of 5th and 6th graders.
Before retirement, she took up Swing Dancing and became proficient enough that she competed and won competitions, and taught lessons.
She is survived by her children, John (married to Frances); her grandchildren, Michael, Amelia and Elizabeth; her sister Arlene (married to Art); and many friends who loved her.
A visitation will be on Tuesday, June 9 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Kutis Affton Chapel.
Funeral from Kutis Affton Chapel on Wednesday, June 10, 9:30 a.m. proceeding to St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church for 10:00 a.m. Mass.
Interment Sunset Memorial Park
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF).
The donation/get-involved page is at https://themmrf.org/get-involved, which has their secure online donation form. For mailed gifts, you can send them to The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, P.O. Box 414238, Boston, MA 02241-4238, or call a representative at 1-203-229-0464.
Mom contracted Multiple Myeloma in 2024, and in January 2025, chose deliberately to undergo a newly available treatment. It was difficult, but she never wavered, at every checkup when offered the opportunity to quit, she insisted on seeing it through. It worked, and her treatment contributed to helping others, which was significant to her.
She will be deeply missed and forever loved. Throughout all the challenges she had the last several years, she always maintained a pleasant manner, rarely complaining and engaging in friendly banter with her caregivers and others.