Interment: Will follow in the Custer County Cemetery in Miles City
Sherry Jean Buchanan Schmitz, age 51, of Miles City, died Wednesday, April 18th at Holy Rosary Healthcare Hospice, as the result of a sudden stroke that occurred on Sunday, April 15th.
Sherry was born on October 4th, 1955 in the back of a VW Beetle in Clovis, NM to Karen Almli Evans and Donald Buchanan. She was the oldest of four children. Sherry attended schools in Seaside, OR and Miles City, MT., she proudly achieved her GED in 2005.Sherry started her work history at the age of sixteen in Seaside, OR before moving to Miles City, in 1979, coincidently in another VW Bug. She worked for Reynolds Warehouse Grocery before starting at Riggs Camera in 2000 where she worked until the time of her death. She loved her Riggs family and the many customers she had the pleasure of helping and befriending.Sherry married Brian Cameron in 1973 and her precious daughter, April Sunshine, was born in 1974 in Astoria, OR. April was the shining light in Sherrys life and everyone knew how proud she was of her April.Sherry met Mark Schmitz in 1982, through Sherrys longtime dear friend Brenda Fiechtner Silva. They were instantly attracted to each other and were married in August of 1984. They were the love of each others lives and spent 23 great years as best friends.
Sherry was an intense lover of all living things, from the smallest bug or flower to the many dogs, cats, and birds in her own home. Anyone who knew Sherry knew of her love of family, friends, animals, and her beloved Mark and precious April. She told everyone how she felt. She was a blessing and shining light in the lives of everyone who knew her.
Sherry is survived by her husband of 23 years, Mark Schmitz, her daughter April of Seaside, OR, her aunt Marilyn (Chai) Chapmon and their children Shannon (DeeDee) Tait and Tyler (Karrisa) Chapmon and Holly of Miles City, Her brothers; Mike (Deanna) Ferestad of Scobey and Donny Buchanan of WV, her sister; Niki Deering of Vancouver, WA, her extensive extended Schmitz family; parents-in-law Jim and Katy Schmitz, brothers-in-law; Mike (Rhonda) Schmitz of Miles City, Matt Schmitz of Bozeman, MT, Jim (Holly) Schmitz of Owasso, OK, sister-in-law; Terri (Rick) Newby of Miles City, numerous nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly and her beloved pets; Max, Jack, Coco, Samone, Mudgy and Ivy.
At Sherry's request, she wouldn't want any living flowers cut in her name, so in lieu of flowers, she would prefer any donations or memorial be sent to East Main Animal Clinic Adoption Program, 2719 Main Street, Miles City, MT 59301.
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