Sheryl Ann Siek, 1954 – 2011

SIEK, HALL, GOODRICH, SHILLING, HENDRICKSON

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 8/26/2011 at 16:14:19

Funeral services for Sheryl A. Siek, 56, rural Blairstown, were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 22, at Grace Lutheran Church, Blairstown. She died Saturday, June 18, 2011, at Marengo Memorial Hospital following a brave battle with cancer.

The Rev. Mike Musick officiated at the service.

A memorial fund has been established.

Phillips Funeral Home, Blairstown, was in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be left at www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com.

Sheryl Ann Siek was born Nov. 19, 1954, in Grinnell, the daughter of Roger L. and Joan M. (Goodrich) Hall. She graduated from BGM High School in 1973.

She married Richard A. Siek Feb. 16, 1974, at Grace Lutheran Church, Blairstown. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church for nearly 40 years.

Her lifelong occupation was in the farming and livestock industries. For many years, she worked as a graphic designer. She traveled extensively with her husband and children to livestock shows across the country.

She also enjoyed fishing in Canada, folk art shows, morel mushroom hunting, gardening, cooking and spending time with her two grandsons.

She served as a junior advisor for both the Iowa Junior Simmental Association and the Iowa Junior Beef Breeds Association, served on the Iowa Beef Breeds Council and as president of the Iowa Simmental Association. She was a widely recognized, highly talented and dearly regarded cattlewoman.

Siek is survived by her husband; one daughter, Heather Siek, Des Moines; one son and his wife, Aaron and Abby Siek, Malcom; two grandsons, Owen Siek and Valek Shilling; her parents, Roger and Joan Hall, Malcom; one sister and her husband, Regina and Duane Hendrickson, Stanhope, and 11 nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by one sister, Carla Hall, and her father-in-law, Henry Siek.

The Williamsburg Journal Tribune, June 23, 2011, pg 10