Sharon 'Sheri' Ann Jackson Obituary (1937

TOLUCA- After a prolonged bout with congestive heart failure and many side complications, The Lord called Sharon Ann 'Sheri' Jackson, 84, of Toluca, into His presence on Tuesday October 26, 2021 at 10:00 PM at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM on Wednesday November 3, 2021, at Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home, Toluca with her son Rick B. Jackson officiating. Graveside services will be in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood that afternoon at 2:00 PM. She was born September 21, 1937, in Kankakee, the third of four children of Earle and Leona Hopkins Loiselle. She graduated from Kankakee High School in 1956 (where she was very active with school newspapers and various social committees. She married Donald Lee Jackson on August 18, 1956. From this union were born 2 children: Rick (Mary) Jackson and Judi (Robert) Overturf. Surviving is her son. Rick (Mary) Jackson, of Toluca; son-in-law, Robert Overturf, of Toluca; 10 grandchildren, Joshua, and Jill Bryant; Erick (Angie) Jackson; Bethany (Matt) Ohrt; Heather Rosenboom Haraf; Carla (Bill) McClure; Rebecca (Tim) Vickers; Kathleen Diong; Dale Mullins; and Ashley (matt) Gill; 28 great-grandchildren; 1 brother-in-law, Chuck (Gwen) Jackson; and three sisters-in-law. Lillian Hansen, Phyllis (Austin) Knecht, and Mary Loiselle. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Donald L. Jackson; her daughter, Judi Lea Overturf; and 3 siblings: Marilynn Elizabeth Spencer; George Farve Loiselle; and Jon Paul Loiselle. She and her husband Donald owned and operated The Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Kankakee for 30 years and retired from dancing in 1985. Don and Sheri ministered in the food / fellowship ministry at Grace Baptist Church, Kankakee, for many years. After retiring, she worked part time at JoAnn Fabrics where she taught a quilting class. She was an excellent artist, loved to sew and quilt; and she also enjoyed doing jigsaw puzzles, playing games, and reading books. She will be greatly missed by all!