Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....VanBruggen, Shari L. (Waterloo) 2004
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 7 Sep 2004

Sheri L. VanBruggen, beloved and cherished wife of Pete, went to be with her 
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2004.  She died at home 
with her husband and mother by her side after a life-long battle with Cystic 
Fibrosis.

Sheri was born in Ann Arbor, on Sept. 26, 1968.  Her brother Matthew preceded 
her in death.  She is survived by her husband Pete of Kalamazoo; her parents 
Ronald and Mary Waterloo of Byron Center; five sisters, Kristi (Loren) Washburn 
of Hamilton, Julie (Steve) Guthrie of St. Andrews, Scotland; Laurie (Robert) 
Nordstrom of Bangkok, Thailand; Carrie (Ken) Krause of Grand Rapids, and Betsy 
(Jaime) Ventura of Canton; three nieces and five nephews.

In 1990, Sheri graduated Summa Cum Laude from Hope College with a degree in 
Special Education- Learning Disabilities.  She loved and nurtured many special 
students at Jefferson Elementary School in Ionia, until 1995 when she chose to 
retire.

On Jan. 18, 1997, Pete and Sheri were married in Kalamazoo, where they resided 
for the rest of their joyous life together.  They were actively involved at 
Richland Bible Church where they were lovingly cared for by their church 
family.  Sheri enjoyed drawing, writing, poetry, drying flowers, quilting and 
gardening.  She found joy in sharing these gifts with others.

The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 
p.m. Wednesday at the Farley, Estes & Dowdle Richland Chapel, 9170 East D. 
Avenue (M-89), Richland.  Memorial services are 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Richland 
Bible Church, 8643 Gull Road, Richland.  Sheri’s family requests that memorial 
contributions be made in her name to Overseas Missionary Fellowship (OMF) 
International, 10 West Dry Creek Circle, Littleton, Colo. 80120-4413.


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