Bath: Memorial service for Sheryl Jean Jensen, 63, of Bath will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1429 N. Dakota St., Aberdeen. The Rev. Tim Serson will officiate. Visitation will be Friday from 1 to 7 p.m. with the family present from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Sheryl went into the arms of our waiting Lord on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, at her home. Her wishes were to be cremated.
Sheryl was the eldest of two daughters born to Harold and Pat (Raethz) Schnabel. At the age of 8, she moved to Warner. She attended grade school through high school and later achieved her GED.
In 1968, she married John Gruenstein Sr. They were blessed with two children, John Jr. and daughter, Stacey. In 1993, Sheryl married her soul mate and the love of her life, Richard "Butch" Jensen. She and Butch made their home on a farm near Bath.
Sheryl worked various jobs throughout her lifetime, before retiring in 2005. Sheryl impressed upon her family, the importance of always putting God first in their lives and to always love and respect each other. She became a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in 1968 and helped out there when needed.
Celebrating her life, is her loving husband, Butch; daughter, Stacey Gruenstein; grandson, Jordan Keller and foster daughter, Lucie Smith, all of Aberdeen; granddaughter, Kayla Gruenstein (Jeremy Cadotte); great-grandchildren: Noah and Bentley Gruenstein and Chloe Cadotte of Mitchell; sister, Kathy (Heupel) (Gil) Danz of Prairie Du Sac, Wis.; niece, Jodi (Roger) Theis; great-niece, Kiana Theis; and great-nephew, Logan Theis of Phoenix, Ariz.; niece, Kim Heupel (Josh) of Aberdeen; four step-children and spouses; nine step-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; several brother and sisters-in-law; aunts, nieces and nephews.
Preceding Sheryl in death is her son, John Gruenstein Jr.; parents, Harold and Pat Schnabel; brother-in-law, Gary Heupel; grandparents, Karl and Ada Raethz and Lena and Alfred Schnabel; step-granddaughter, Michaela Brewster; mother and father-in-law, Louis and Connie Jensen; aunts; uncles; and cousins.
Carlsen Funeral Home and Crematory of Aberdeen has been entrusted with arrangements.
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