Sherri grew up on the family homestead west of Oberlin alongside her three siblings Floyd Lee III (Skipper), Laurie and Jackie. Along with the daily farm chores and looking after her younger sisters, she loved spending time with the family pets, Classy the dog and riding Patsy the family horse, Sunday boat outings at the lake, water skiing and 4-H. She attended school in Oberlin, with activities including Home Ed and Civil Air Patrol, graduating from DCHS in 1968.
On a summer visit to her grandmother in Bonita Springs, FL, Sherri fell in love with the ocean, walking along the beach, collecting butterfly seashells, and enjoying the warm tropical weather.
Sherri met the love of her life, Steven Leslie Shuler, at the age of two and they later reconnected at the pool during the summers and were allowed to date after Sherri turned 16. They married March 7, 1968, and Amy Marie, Deborah Rae and Samuel Jonathan completed their family. Steve’s military service sent them to Germany for 2 years before returning to Selden, KS, where they farmed and raised cattle together with Steven’s parents. They later divorced.
She began her post education in 1985 at McCook Community College and transferred to Fort Hays State University in 1987. She obtained her Bachelor’s in Psychology. Her career allowed her to work in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. She returned to Oberlin in 2009 to become her parents' caregiver until their deaths in 2012 and 2015. She then retired to Bonita Springs, FL, living only a few minutes from her favorite beach. But the longing of her great grandchildren and illness brought her back to Kansas to be cared for.
Sherri was a member of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, McCook, NE; her faith was always important to her and through her life was actively involved with the United Methodist Church, Selden, KS; St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Hays, KS; St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Goodland, KS; Christ Church, Denver, CO; and Faith Lutheran Church, Oberlin, KS. She was a member of Order of Eastern Star for over 50 years, many as the Worthy Matron, Selden Garden Club, Selden Methodist Ladies, Red Hat Society, Monday evening club, book-cooking clubs, prayer groups.
Family was the most important part of her life. Especially becoming Grandma and then later Gigi. Nothing made her prouder than watching all of them grow and always daydreaming of what they would be like when they got older.
Sherri loved to learn about other cultures. She was especially fond of Scottish Bagpipes, often attending the Highland Games in Colorado. She enjoyed traveling overseas: Germany and France, staying with her adopted French family, Spain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxemberg, and Belgium. One of her greatest joys was fulfilling her lifelong dream with discovering London on several occasions, and most of all, retracing the footsteps of her grandparents' lives in Birmingham, England.
She is survived by her three children: Amy (Sebastien) Gavieiro, Deborah Shuler, and Samuel Shuler. Her six grandchildren Tyler (Taryn) Jones, Tanner (Abby) Jones, Thatcher (Valerie) Jones, Rebecca (Thomas) Gavieiro, Taitem Jones, Andrew (Annika) Gavieiro. Four great grandchildren: Brody, Harper, Baxter and Rocky. Brother, Floyd Lee (Khadine) Lotker III and sister, Laurie (James) Wasson. Honorary son, Ross Hunt, Brother-in-law, Lynn Myers, Goddaughter Eustacia (Dustin) Drake, along with many aunts and an uncle, cousins, nieces and nephews, and many close, cherished friends.
Sherri is preceded in death by her parents, her sister Jackie Lotker-Myers and nephew Jacob Wasson.
A memorial service will take place on July 12, 2025, 11:00AM, at the Faith Lutheran Church, Oberlin, KS. Private burial in Rexford, KS, will take place at a later time. Memorials can be made out to the Sherri Shuler Memorial Fund in care of Plumer-Gobber Funeral Home, Oberlin, KS. Condolences can be left at www.plumergobber.com