Sherry Lynn Aldrich

68, passed away peace-

fully on August 17, 2019

following an extended ill-

ness.

Everyone that knew her

loved her. To family

friends she quickly be-

came “Mom” or

“Gramma”. She loved to

tease but always in fun.

Her smile came easy and

even though she said she

was “mean and ornery”

she always put the needs

of others ahead of her

own.

Sherry was born on De-

cember 10, 1950 to Alfred

and Helen (Oliver) Marcil

in Minot, North Dakota.

She graduated from Minot

Senior High School in the

class of 1968, married

Michael Buechler in 1969

and had two children.

They were later divorced.

She married Charles

(Chuck) Aldrich in 1975

and moved to Wahpeton,

ND where they ran the lo-

cal Dairy Queen. In 1979

they moved to Bozeman,

MT, where she helped

Chuck get through col-

lege. Following his gra-

duation in 1982, they

moved to Midland, TX

where she worked as an

assembly tech for Texas

Instruments. She was

presented with the com-

pany’s highest quality

award in 1983 and trav-

eled to Taiwan and Singa-

pore to share her

methods. In 1984 they

moved to Pocatello and

she began her career as an

accounting tech for the

FBI. She volunteered for

several special assign-

ments and served in New

York in the days after

9-11. She retired in 2006

and spent three months

photographing and fishing

Alaska.

Sherry’s hobbies were

fishing, rafting, sewing,

Juneberry picking and

canning, bowling, gar-

dening, cooking, and pho-

tography. She loved to

travel but her greatest joys

were playing with her

grandchildren and feeding

the family. Her scalloped

potatoes and ham became

a family favorite and her

batter-fried fish was

legendary.

Sherry moved back to

Minot when her mother

became ill and cared for

her until she passed.

Sherry then took an active

role with her great

grandchildren. They

quickly became the joy of

her life.

Sherry is survived by

her husband, Chuck, her

son, Richard Buechler,

her daughter, Destynie

Sorrell, three grandchil-

dren, Karl Buechler, Tyler

Kennedy, and Daryen

Bowman, a sister, Sylvia

Williams, an aunt, Algina

Johnson, and 8 great

grandchildren.

Sherry was preceded in

death by her mother and

father, her stepdad Leo,

her sister, Elena and

brother, Gary.

A memorial and cele-

bration of life will be held

from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Satur-

day, May 30 at the Com-

fort Suites Motel 601 22

Avenue SW. Interment

will follow at Sunset

Memorial Gardens. A

gathering for family and

friends will be held at the

Richard Carl Buechler

Ranch.

Memories and con-

dolences may be shared

with her family online at

wilksfuneralhome.com.