Wilbur, Sheryl J. (Aukes) (1950-2013)
WILBUR, AUKES, HAUSKINS, FLORES, JOHNSON, GIESKING
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 8/8/2013 at 18:42:02
Sheryl J. (Aukes) Wilbur
January 22, 1950 - June 18, 2013Sheryl (Aukes) Wilbur, age 63, passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2003, at the Central Health Care Center in Le Center, Minnesota.
Sheryl was born on January 22, 1950, in Buffalo Center, Iowa, to Raymond and Betty (Hauskins) Aukes. Baptized at the First Congregational Church in Buffalo Center, she attended Sunday school, participated in the youth group, and, as a teen, accepted Christ as her savior during a youth meeting.
Sheryl graduated from Buffalo Center High School in 1968 and then attended Spencer School of Business. Next, she moved to Wichita, Kansas, where she lived for almost thirty years, raising her three children and spoiling her grandchildren. In 1998, she moved back to Iowa.
Sheryl loved to cook, and her family and friends raved about her homemade dishes. For several years, she also worked at the bakery, Sugar N Spice Donuts. For recreation, she enjoyed camping and going to the lake.
Sheryl last resided at Central Health Care in Le Center, Minnesota, where she enjoyed the day adventures and the friendship of many of the staff and residents.
Those left to cherish her memory include her children: Pamela (Aukes) Flores and Jerry and Eric Aukes, all of Wichita, Kansas; her father, Ray Aukes, of Buffalo Center, Iowa; her siblings: Gary (Orva) Aukes, of Payson, Arizona, Doug (Deb) and Ron Aukes, of Buffalo Center, Iowa, and LuAnn (Kevin) Johnson, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota; two grandsons; two granddaughters; and five great grandchildren.
Sheryl is preceded in death by her mother, Betty, and her sister, Lori Giesking.
A celebration of Sheryl’s life will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, June 29, 2013, at the First Congregational Church in Buffalo Center, Iowa, with Pastor Brad DeVries officiating. Refreshments will be served after the service with time for visiting and sharing stories.
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