With heavy hearts, we share the passing of Helen Sherard, 71,.
What follows is not the whole story, but a thread of it.
Helen entered this world in 1941 — the start of a journey that would span 71 years.
Helen held deeply to the Lutheran faith — and was, by all accounts, loved by those who knew her best.
What Helen believed shaped how she loved.
Helen M. Sherard, 71, died Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at the Avera Heart Hospital, Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be at 10:30am Friday, June 22, 2012 at the Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, Marion with burial in Spring Valley Lutheran Cemetery, rural Viborg. Visitation will be with family present from 6-8:00pm Thursday at the Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home, Parker. Helen M. Andersen was born on January 12, 1941 near Hurley, SD to Andrew and Lillie (Jensen) Andersen. She moved with her family to the Parker area in 1951 where she graduated from Parker High School in 1959. On August 27, 1960 she was united in marriage to Duane "Dee" Sherard at Parker. They farmed in the Parker area and she also operated the Parker Paint Store and later worked part time at the Parker Bakery until her retirement in 1999. Her husband Dee died in 1997. In 1962 she was baptized and confirmed as a member of the Spring Valley Lutheran Church where she was active in WELCA, circle, and a past Sunday school teacher. She was also a past member of the Eastern Star and Extension Club. Grateful for having shared her life are 3 children, Bart (Sherri), Marion, Brenda (Scott) Servold, Sioux Falls, and Jeff (Wendy), Parker; 9 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren; and 2 sisters, Joyce Johnson, San Antonio, TX and Phyllis Goosen, Auburn, WA. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and 2 brothers, Leroy and Ralph.
