Jeniece Delora Hansen Sherman Obituary (1943 - 2010)

Jeniece Delora Hansen Sherman In Our Hearts Always Jeniece Delora Hansen Sherman, our cherished daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away in her home on Thursday, November 18th, 2010. She was born May 26th 1943, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to George Wendell and Delora Nelson Hansen. She was raised by her mother, Lilas Morris Hansen and father Wendell Hansen, and was the oldest of 7 children. She married Richard Sherman in the Salt Lake Temple and together they raised five children. They later divorced. She graduated with a BS from Weber State College and cherished her many years as an elementary school teacher in various positions. She served in various callings in the LDS church, including as a ward missionary, primary teacher, and Cub Scout leader, and enjoyed working in the Salt Lake Genealogical Library. Jeniece valued service to the Lord and her family. In her own words, "The church has been the most powerful influence in my life." Her role as Mother was her joy in life and she used every opportunity to serve and teach. She enjoyed studying the scriptures, education, children, music, nature, gardening, art, "the classics", and swimming. She loved spending time with her large extended families. She faced much adversity in life, meeting the challenges with a positive attitude, and finding ways to use her experiences to benefit others. Her honest, hard-working ethics, limited only by her physical challenges, served as an example to all those her life touched. A loyal, thoughtful friend, she will be dearly missed by many. Janie was preceded in death by her parents, Wendell and Delora, and her brother Brian Hansen. She is survived by her mother, Lilas, her siblings, June (Terry) Schow, Floyd (Barbara) Hansen, Larue (Bob) Strong, Lynette (Carl) Cook, Nila (Taylor) Newman, her children, Annette (Andrew) Gebert, Kaye (Bob) Levine, DeAnn (Todd) Patterson, Michael (Kathryn) Sherman, and Jerry (Jennifer) Sherman, as well as 17 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 27, 2010 at the Creekside Stake Center, 1480 West Phillips Street, Kaysville, Utah at 11:00 a.m. Family and friends may gather Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Myers Mortuary, 250 North Fairfield Road, Layton and at the church prior to services from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Interment will be at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, 3401 South Highland Drive, Salt Lake, UT at 3 p.m. VisitationMyers Mortuary of Layton 250 N. Fairfield Rd. Layton, UT 84041 November 26, 2010 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ServiceCreekside Stake Center 1480 West Phillips Kaysville, UT November 27, 2010 11:00 AM CemeteryWasatch Lawn Memorial Park 3401 South Highland Drive Salt Lake , UT November 27, 2010 3:00 PM