Sheryl "Sherry" Wilkens of St. Hilaire, MN passed away at her home on Monday, August 4, 2014. Funeral service will be held at 10:30AM on Saturday, August 9, 2014 at Bethany Lutheran Church, Red Lake Falls, MN. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 8, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Johnson Funeral Service, Thief River Falls, MN. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Sheryl LaRee Rewertz was born on July 10, 1946 in Thief River Falls, MN the daughter of George & Idella(Hanson) Rewertz. She was baptized at Clearwater Lutheran Church in Wyandotte Township and later confirmed at Plummer Presbyterian Church in Plummer, MN. She was raised and attended the Plummer Presbyterian church until it's closing and then at the Red Lake Falls First Presbyterian Church until her passing. She attended school in Plummer, MN graduating from Pershing High School in 1964. She then attended the AVTI in Thief River Falls for Cosmetology graduating in 1965. On May 15, 1965 Sherry married her high school sweetheart, Dennis Wilkens. To this blessed union came three children Paula, Jeffrey and Sheila. They made their livelong home in rural St. Hilaire, MN. Sherry was a self employed hair dresser from 1965 until recently. In 1974 Sherry's Beauty Shoppe was built into their house which then allowed her to be home with the kids fulltime. Sherry's greatest pride was her children and spending time with and watching her 8 grandchildren grow. She was a loving and caring friend to so many. She loved being able to bring joy to others through all of her talents especially her beautiful paintings that cover many walls in each of her children's houses. She enjoyed working in her flower beds and yard making the farm a beautiful sight to all who came to visit. Grandchildren, nieces & nephews along with others were blessed with her sewing projects ranging from doll clothes, pj's, dresses to handmade quilts. Gardening not only provided many hours of canning, but countless meals for so many. Grandma's baking was one thing all the kids looked forward to having when they arrived at her house. Sherry enjoyed playing many different kinds of card games and only the grandkids were the ones she went easy on. Sherry was a member of the Early Birds homemakers club for over 40 years, a polling judge during elections and a member of the Minnesota Hair Dressers. She served as a Deacon for the First Presbyterian Church of Red Lake Falls. Sherry & Denny loved spending time together during their 49 wonderful years of marriage. They had the beautiful completely in love type of marriage that was a joy to see & emulate by her children. They traveled south in the winter months & this brought extreme joy to her. They were fortunate to make many friends along the way, especially their extended family they had in Arizona. During these travels and some others Sherry would have Denny make many stops to collect just the right large unique rocks to add to her flower beds. Sherry is survived by her loving husband of 49 years Dennis; her children Paula(Jon) Praska - Kylea & Zachery, Thief River Falls, MN, Jeffrey(Amy) Wilkens - Allen(Ashley), Jessica(special friend Matt Gastecki) & Amanda, West Fargo, ND, Sheila(Shoan) Strange - Jakob, Jaeger & Syrie, Huntersville, NC. Brothers: Terry(Heidi) Rewertz, Red Lake Falls, MN, Barry(Debbie)Rewertz, Plummer, MN, brother-in-law Daryl(Cathy) Wilkens, Grand Forks, ND, sister-in-law Diane Rosenberg, Mentor, MN along with several nieces, nephews and lifelong friends. Sherry was proceeded in death by her parents George & Idella Rewertz, father & mother-in-law Paul & Ruth Wilkens and brother-in-laws Lowell Johnson & Lowell Rosenberg.