Sherry Lynn Shimek

1949 – 2021

Sherry Lynn Shimek passed away on Feb. 20, 2021 at the Hospice of Spokane. She was born Dec. 2, 1949 in Tucson, Arizona to Frank and Margaret Shimek.

Residing in both Moses Lake, Wash. and Spokane, Wash., she graduated from Central Valley High School in 1967. She worked in Seattle, Washington and Anchorage, Alaska as an executive administrative assistant. While working in Anchorage she assisted the state’s leading geologist with publishing a book regarding the history of the Kennecott Copper Mine. Sherry was a garden enthusiast and was proud of her many roses.

She is preceded in death by her parents and sister Barbara Shimek. She is survived by her husband Jan Johnsen, brothers Frank Shimek and John Shimek.