Shirley A. (Lake) Ertle of Keansburg, New Jersey United States was born on March 3, 1935 to Lawrence Wheler Lake and Frances V. Longo. She had siblings Dorothy Lake spanovich, Jay lake, Nancy lake, and Lyle lake. She married William John Ertle Sr. on March 10, 1953 in Jersey City, Hudson County, and had children William John Ertle Jr, Donald Joseph Ertle, Armond Ertle, and Lawrence Ertle. Shirley Ertle died at age 60 years old on December 28, 1995.