Sharon Kay "Sherry" Walker (Price)
April 2, 1939 — August 29, 2011
Sharon Kay (Price) Walker, 72, a resident of Garnett Place in Cedar Rapids, formerly of Marion, died Monday, August 29, 2011, at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 2, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa, by Rev. Donald Loesch. The family will greet friends from 4 – 7 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2011, at the funeral home. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Iowa.
Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Sondoe; daughter, Debra (Greg) Pauly of Springville, Iowa; 2 sons, Dave (Terri) Walker of Altoona, Iowa, and Rick Walker of Cedar Rapids; 6 grandchildren, Kori (Craig) Avis, Joe (Amber) Nietert, Mandy (Nick) Merritt, Zach Walker, Becca Walker, and Gregory Pauly; and 3 great-grandchildren, Payson Nietert, Brekin Nietert, and Addison Merritt; siblings, Rose Grove, Deloris (Al) Lyon, Doris (Bob) Harris, and Dave (Christy) Price. Also surviving is her sister-in-law, Beverly Armstrong; her dog, Mookie; and her close friend, Lois Dye of Marion.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Dennis Price.
Sherry was born April 2, 1939, the daughter of David and Dorothy (Young) Price, in Iowa City, Iowa. She graduated from Marion High School in 1957. Sherry married Sondoe Walker on May 19, 1956 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. She worked as an Engineering Expediter at Rockwell Collins for over 25 years and was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and American Legion Auxiliary, Hanford Post #5, Cedar Rapids. Family was Sherry’s greatest joy, especially her grandchildren.
Memorials may be directed to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Marion in Sherry’s memory.
Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Sondoe; daughter, Debra (Greg) Pauly of Springville, Iowa; 2 sons, Dave (Terri) Walker of Altoona, Iowa, and Rick Walker of Cedar Rapids; 6 grandchildren, Kori (Craig) Avis, Joe (Amber) Nietert, Mandy (Nick) Merritt, Zach Walker, Becca Walker, and Gregory Pauly; and 3 great-grandchildren, Payson Nietert, Brekin Nietert, and Addison Merritt; siblings, Rose Grove, Deloris (Al) Lyon, Doris (Bob) Harris, and Dave (Christy) Price. Also surviving is her sister-in-law, Beverly Armstrong; her dog, Mookie; and her close friend, Lois Dye of Marion.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Dennis Price.
Sherry was born April 2, 1939, the daughter of David and Dorothy (Young) Price, in Iowa City, Iowa. She graduated from Marion High School in 1957. Sherry married Sondoe Walker on May 19, 1956 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. She worked as an Engineering Expediter at Rockwell Collins for over 25 years and was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and American Legion Auxiliary, Hanford Post #5, Cedar Rapids. Family was Sherry’s greatest joy, especially her grandchildren.
Memorials may be directed to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Marion in Sherry’s memory.
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