9 Mar 1951 – 22 Dec 2006
3rd Great-granddaughter of Philp Cardon and Martha Marie Tourn
2nd Great-granddaughter of Louis Philip Cardon and Susette Stalé
Great-granddaughter of Louis Paul Cardon and Ellen Clymena Sanders
Granddaughter of Louis Sanders Cardon and Winnafred Mae Belamy
Daughter of Harold Burke Peterson and Brookie Mae Cardon
Sherrie Peterson Decker, 55, of Mesa, AZ, unexpectedly passed away on December 22, 2006.
Survived by husband, Roger Decker; five children: Adam (Monique Hyatt) Decker, Jaimee (Eric) Buckley, Summer (Cory) Driggs, Shanon (Jared) Scott, Jonathan Decker; and nine grandchildren.
She was born in Phoenix, AZ, on March 9, 1951, to H. Burke and Brookie Cardon Peterson. The second of five daughters: Gayle Steele, Robin Pederson, Jana Staples, and Keri Nielsen; she loved being one of five sisters.
Sherrie adored, and was adored by, her husband, children, and grandchildren. She devoted her life to creating a beautiful home and being a superb mother. She gave loving compassion and endless charity to family, friends, and neighbors. To them all, she was the living embodiment of perfect love, Christian service, good-humor, and fun-filled optimism. All who knew her would call Sherrie an ‘elect’ lady!
Viewing services were held on Friday, December 29th from 6-8 p.m. at Bunker’s Mortuary, 33 N. Centennial Way in Mesa. Funeral was Saturday, December 30th, at 10 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mesa Central Stake Center, 925 N. Harris Drive in Mesa.
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Published in the East Valley Tribune on 12/27/2006.
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