Sherri Rathbun Shein

Sherri was born Sharon Ann Rathbun on October 9, 1949 to Floyd and Berneal Rathbun in California, and passed away on June 17, 2022. 

Her early years were spent in the redwood forests of northern California and in the sagebrush country of southern Idaho.  Most of her growing-up years were in Jerome, ID, where she graduated from high school.  After high school, she attended Kinman Business University in Spokane, WA until the death of her father in a car accident, after which she spent some time taking care of her mother, who was severely injured in the same accident. She then moved to the San Francisco Bay area in California, where she worked for United Airlines, which enabled her to do quite a bit of traveling.  She flew to various destinations in Europe, England and North America, often taking her mother along on these trips. She was married to Scott Shein in Boise, Idaho, on March 5, 1983.  They lived in Helena, Montana where they had two children, Natalie and Joshua, who were her heart and soul, pride and joy.  After their divorce in 1989, Sherri and the children moved to Willows, CA, where she became a certified CNA and in-home healthcare aide.  During her time there, she also started different businesses including Willowsheen properties and lawncare. After the children left home, she moved to Casper, Wyoming, and lived there the rest of her life.

She made her choice to serve God as a teenager and was so thankful for her relationship with her heavenly Father; it was her greatest comfort in her last days when her health was failing. Sherri enjoyed traveling, cooking and having a close circle of friends whom she could visit with.  She very much appreciated the fellowship, friendship and help of God's people in the different places she lived. She loved volunteering for the Foster Grandparent Program and was awarded the Bronze President’s Volunteer Service Award.

She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Floyd and Berneal Rathbun. 

She is survived by her former spouse, Scott Shein of Helena, MT; her daughter, Natalie (Zane) Potter of Casper, WY; her son Joshua Shein of Sheridan, WY; her brother Gary Rathbun of Placerville, CA; her grandchildren Hunter Shein, Gage Shein, Brielle Potter and Easton Potter; and numerous nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts, cousins and friends.

Memorial Services will be held at Restoration Church in Casper, WY on July 9, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.