Phyllis A. McSherry

August 19, 1929 – April 21, 2025

Phyllis A. McSherry, age 95, of Waupaca, Wisconsin, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2025, at Rennes Health & Rehabilitation Center in Weston, Wisconsin.

She was born in Scandinavia, Wisconsin, on Aug. 19, 1929, a daughter of the late Clarence and Ruth (Blehovde) Peterson.
After graduating from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, she taught in several places before coming to Waupaca in 1964.

She married Duncan Campbell in 1952. Five children were born to them before his passing in 1967.

She continued to teach in Waupaca until 1978. She married Leo McSherry, a widower with five children. They retired in 1987 to over 25 years of motor homing throughout the United States and Canada, always returning to Sand Lake for the summer.
Her Children survive her: Duncan (Lori) Campbell, Madison, Wisconsin; Cathleen (Bruce) George, Weston, Wisconsin; Colleen (James) Hobson, Pine River, Wisconsin; Karen (Duane) Courtier, Madison; Holly (Mark) Silva, California; and by Leo’s children: Rosanne McSherry, Franklin, Wisconsin; Mary Kay (Tony Rosario) McSherry, Franklin; Michael McSherry, Stevens Point, Wisconsin; Sharon (John) Riester, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Patrick (Shari) McSherry, Franklin, North Carolina.

There are also 16 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren; brother, William (Mary) Peterson, Scandinavia; sisters-in-law, Judy Peterson, Mary Borchardt, and Janet Tweed. She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Duncan Campbell, second husband, Leo McSherry; two brothers, Curtis (Donna) Peterson and Donald Peterson; a sister, Cynthia (Don) Long; also brothers-in-law LeRoy Borchardt and Ted Tweed.

The Funeral Service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Waupaca at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 26. Interment will be at Lakeside Memorial Park in Waupaca. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the church.