Sherman O. Files

FILES, CARSON, HERRING, SLADE, MERTA, ROHRET, FLANSBURG, RANSHAW

Posted By: Lisa M. Ciha (email)
Date: 11/2/2015 at 10:16:50

Sherman O. Files, 87, longtime Tiffin resident, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospitals.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, November 5th at Grace United Methodist Church in Tiffin with burial following at Oakhill Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m., Wednesday at the church. Memorials in Sherman’s name can be made to the Sherman Files Memorial Fund. Online condolences can be sent to his family at www.gayandciha.com.

Sherman Owen Files was born September 21, 1928 in Columbus City, Iowa; son of Leander and Eva (Herring) Files. He graduated from Tiffin High School and shortly thereafter married Dorothy Carson, on August 10, 1946, at the First Christian Church in Iowa City. He served many years on the Tiffin Fire Department and loved working on vehicles. He worked at Frank’s Service Station delivering fuel and working as a mechanic prior to joining the Iowa DOT, from where he would retire. Sherman enjoyed time spent mushroom hunting and fishing and daily walks at F.W. Kent Park were commonplace and he always loved spending time with his family.

His family includes his daughter, Victoria “Vickie” Slade of Tiffin; granddaughter, Tina Merta and her husband, Brian of Fairfax; grandsons, Jace and Teagan Merta; brother-in-law, Earlis Rohret as well as extended family members.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy; parents; siblings, Douglas Files, Lila Flansburg (Claire), Lucy Rohret and Joanna Ranshaw (William) as well as his son-in-law, Vern Slade.

Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service is caring for Sherman’s family and his services.

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