Shirley "Sherry" T. Mercer
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Of The Villages, FL died Saturday, January 23, 2021 at the age of 96. She is joining her loving husband of 66 years, Martin J. Mercer, who passed away in 2011. She will be buried next to Marty at Wisconsin Memorial Park in Brookfield, Wisconsin, the city they shared most of their married life, before moving to Florida in 1987.
Sherry was born on February 2, 1924, in Newark, NJ, to John Dudley Ennis and Mary Thornton Narby Ennis.
After graduating from Purdue University where Sherry and Marty met, they married on July 20, 1945 in New Jersey, and moved to Wisconsin, where Marty joined the Harold Mercer Company started by his father.
She shared a wonderful life with Marty; together they raised three children: Pamela Bowes (Theodore - deceased), Deborah Reed (Bouchaib Rharbite), and James Scott Mercer (Monica - both deceased). Sherry is survived by four grandsons and five great-grandchildren, and is remembered by them for her ready smile and hugs.
Sherry is survived by daughters Pamela Bowes (Theodore - deceased), and Deborah Reed (Bouchaib Rharbite). Sherry will also be greatly missed by her four grandsons: Benjamin Reed (Cynthia Fulbright), James Bowes (Angelina - deceased), David Bowes (Meredith), and Marty Mercer, and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband Martin Mercer, son James Scott Mercer (Monica) and brother Robert Ennis.
An online service to honor Sherry is being planned for a later date. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity. Feerick Funeral Home in Milwaukee, WI is serving the family, (414)962-8383, www.feerickfuneralhome.com