Shirley Berkowitz Dworkin, known as Shirley Sunshine, died peacefully on Sept. 9 at Linden Ponds in Hingham, where she had resided for the past four years. She was 92.

Beloved mother and grandmother, Mrs. Dworkin was born Nov. 18, 1921 to Russian immigrants Dora Sulzer Berkowitz and Barnet Berkowitz on their Holstein dairy farm in Flemington, N.J.

Dora and Barnet had four daughters: Zelda, Esther, Shirley and Ruth. The youngest, Shirley and Ruth, were twins. Their father was a horse and cattle dealer, and founding member of the Flemington Jewish Community Center and Flemington Jewish Cemetery.

Shirley studied journalism at the University of Wisconsin for two years and married Ira Bernard Dworkin, an attorney from Newark, N.J., on July 15, 1951. The couple resided in Flemington until Ira’s passing on July 13, 2003. They were happily married for 52 years, and were the adoring parents of children Jonathan and Barbara. Shirley was a part-time reporter for the Hunterdon County Democrat and substitute teacher for the Flemington Public Schools in grades K-8. She wrote for and coordinated the Flemington Jewish Community Center bulletin.

Shirley married Ira Bernard Dworkin, an attorney from Newark, N.J., on July 15, 1951.

Shirley and Ira loved to travel and take Sunday rides through the countryside. Her fondest memories were of Bermuda, where they honeymooned. Shirley loved children, not just her own but all children. She also loved animals, especially dogs. Known for her quick sense of humor, sunny disposition and optimism as Shirley Sunshine, she was president of the Flemington chapter of B’nai Brith Women and a lifetime member of Hadassah. She will be lovingly remembered by her family and all who knew her for her sweet smile, kindness to others, and as a selfless caregiver throughout her life, always putting other’s needs before her own. Even in the last few months of her life, she wanted to move to New York city to take care of her twin sister Ruth.

Her beloved older sister, Zelda Kaplan, was a humanitarian, a notable New Yorker, and a fixture in New York’s fashion scene for many years. All four sisters were quite dynamic in their own way.

Shirley is survived by her twin sister Ruth Berkowitz of New York city; son and daughter in law Jonathan and Jane Dworkin of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., daughter and son in law Barbara and Richard Binder of Edgartown; grandchildren Steven Dworkin and Benny Binder, nephew Stephen Kaplan and niece Betsy Ann Kaplan, both of Texas. Shirley was predeceased by her sisters Zelda Kaplan and Esther Berkowitz.

Shirley’s family sincerely appreciates the wonderful care she received from nurses and staff at Rose Court in Linden Ponds and Erickson Living Hospice.

Private funeral services were held in Flemington, N.J. Arrangements were made by the Robert L. Ford Funeral Home.

Memorial donations can be made in her honor to Erickson Living Linden Ponds Hospice at 203 Linden Ponds Way, Hingham, MA 02043 or to the American Cancer Society.