Sheryl Mitchell

Sheryl Mitchell, 65, of Creston died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, at EveryStep Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston.

Celebration of life memorial gathering will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, at Road Side Bar and Grill in Arispe. Private family burial will be in Moon Cemetery in rural Macksburg at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation. Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.

Sheryl Ann Mitchell, daughter of Doris Nadene (Gilbert) Mitchell and Washington Irven “Murph” Mitchell, was born Feb. 7, 1953, in Guthrie County. She lived on various farms in Guthrie County until moving in 1969 to a farm in Dodge Township of Union County. Sheryl graduated from East Union High School in 1971.

On July 10, 1971, Sheryl married Pat Kerrigan at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Creston. They settled in the Afton and Creston areas, where she began working as a cook at East Union Schools. They later divorced.

On May 30, 1998, Sheryl married Rick Harrell in Thayer. Sheryl continued working at East Union Schools, retiring in 2007. They later divorced.

Sheryl was a member of the Wednesday Afton Purple Cow Coffee Club.

Sheryl is survived by her son Jeremy (Candace) Kerrigan of Afton; daughter Shawn (Brent) Boss of Centerton, Arkansas; brothers, Jim (Cheryl) Mitchell of Creston, Bob (Karla) Mitchell of Afton and Keith (Karen) Mitchell of Thayer; sister Judy McCarthy of Afton; grandchildren, Tate and Chloe Kerrigan and Madeline, Isabella and Amelia Boss; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Sheryl was preceded in death by her parents and brother Donnie Mitchell.