Sherry Shimek

December 2, 1949 – February 20, 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 and Spokane, 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 was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Barbara Shimek. She is survived by her husband Jan Johnsen and her brothers Frank and John.

Arrangements are in the care of Cheney Funeral Chapel.