Above all she was there for her children throughout their many 4-H projects, playing cards, checkers, fox & geese, sliding, roller skating, and playing softball. She delivered to her community through Meals on Wheels for many years, too. Ruth was a member of Sheldon Homemakers, a 4-H leader, as well as belonging to Black Hammer Lutheran Church and Cross of Christ Lutheran Church she was involved in the various circles and aids at both churches. To travel as she saw both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and much more. She enjoyed music whether it was singing, playing piano, or dancing. Ruth enjoyed baking, cooking, sewing, and making quilts. She enjoyed working alongside Albert milking cows and raising tobacco. Ruth was Albert's right hand and especially enjoyed driving the tractor. Ruth and Albert moved to a farm on Twin Ridge in Houston, MN, following the end of the War. Ruth worked for Rohr Aircraft in La Jolla, CA, while Albert was stationed in San Diego. Albert Sanford Sherry in Chicago on Decemthey lived in Charleston, SC, and San Diego, CA, during World War II. After graduation, Ruth traveled to Chicago and worked at the Norwegian American Hospital as well as the Mars Candy Company. Ruth was baptized and confirmed at Decorah and Hauge Lutheran Church she attended rural Knoeke school and graduated from Decorah High School in 1942. She was granddaughter to the first child of European descent born in Canoe Township. Ruth was born on Jin Winneshiek County, Decora, IA, the daughter of Knut and Clara (Selness) Iverson. Ruth Luverne Sherry, age 98, passed away on Tuesday, March 29 at the Gundersen Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove. Please leave a memory of Mary and sign her online guestbook at Home: Hoff Funeral and Cremation Services on Sunday, May 8, at Hoff Funeral Home in Houston and one hour prior to the service on Monday at the church. Burial took place in the Silver Creek Cemetery, rural Houston. on Monday, May 9, 2022, at the Cedar Valley Lutheran Church in rural Winona, Minn. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Gundersen Tweeten Care Center for all the wonderful care provided to Mary.ДЄ funeral service for Mary was held 11 a.m. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. and by a close family friend, Dean Hamlin of Jesup, Iowa. sisters and brothers-in-law Lorraine Klomps of Chatfield, Minn., Dale (Shirley) Thomas of Plainview, Minn., Glen (Kitti Potratz) Thomas of Fountain, Minn., and Bonnie Thomas of Greanleafton, Minn. seven grandchildren: Zachary (Julia), Bryce (Rylee Choate), Melissa, Devin (Olivia Christianson), Benjamin, Julia, and Matthew sister Jenelle Lemke (Jon Owens) of Houston, Minn. Mary is survived by three children: Laura (Chris) Seljan of Kasson, Minn., Mike (Kelly) Thomas of Houston, Minn., and Kristine (Scott) Maynard of Winona, Minn. She was a member of Cedar Valley Lutheran Church, Houston County 4-H member and club leader, Circle A Saddle Club, and the Houston County Holstein Club. She was a very selfless person who would drop everything to help someone in need at a momentвЂ™s notice. She enjoyed showing cattle at area fairs and helping others from the area pick their animals and get ready for the ring. She also worked as a vet tech during the busy seasons for Houston and Lewiston Veterinary Clinics. MaryвЂ™s passion was dairy farming, which she continued with Loren as the fourth generation on the family farm. Mary was united in marriage to Loren Thomas at the Looney Valley Lutheran Church. Mary was a 1965 graduate of Houston High SchoolвЂ‹ and attended Winona State University. She was raised on the family farm in Looney Valley (rural Houston), Minn. Mary Louise Schultz, daughter of Glenn and Agnes (Sather) Schultz was born on February 8, 1947, in Minneapolis, Minn. Thomas, 75, of Houston, Minn., passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at the Gundersen Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove, Minn.

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