Sherry Beenblossom

December 4, 1958 - April 26, 2017

Sherry K. Beenblossom, age 58, of Washington, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at her home in Washington. Celebration of life services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home with Rev. Rick Zickefoose officiating. Calling hours will begin noon Monday at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home where family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Fulton Cemetery in Cairo, IA. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice of Washington County. Online condolences may be sent for Sherry’s family through the web at www.jonesfh.com. Sherry was born December 4, 1958 in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, the daughter of Gladys Marie Palmer and Larry Dale Beenblossom. She graduated from Washington High School. She was married to Thomas Joe Miller on July 19, 1980 in Ainsworth, Iowa. They later divorced and Sherry met the greatest love of her life, John “B.J.” Swank, in 1992. He passed away in 2000. Sherry was a counselor for Systems Unlimited for five years. Prior to counseling, she worked as a waitress at The Hub in Washington. Sherry volunteered her time reading books that were recorded for the Vincent Center for the Blind. She enjoyed crafting, knitting, sewing, crocheting, cross-stitch, and writing poems. Survivors include her siblings: Cindy Martin of Waukee, IA; Jeff Beenblossom of Chiefland, FL; Tammy Starr and husband Scott of Wayland, IA; and Chrissy Dunham and husband Chris of CO; sister-in-law, Cherie Musgrove of Washington, IA; step-mother, Charlotte Beenblossom of FL; step-brother, Michael Kelly of FL; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother, Gladys in 2017; father, Larry in 2016; brother, Michael in 2016; and brother-in-law, Tony Martin in 2008.