We regretfully announce the passing of Sherry Nesheim Palmer of Parker, Colorado on November 6th, 2022. After a four month battle with brain cancer, Sherry passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones. Sherry was born on April 2, 1955 in Decorah, Iowa to her parents Adelle and Kenneth Nesheim.

Our mother, Sherry, was the strongest, most courageous, and kindest woman to ever walk this earth and we were blessed to have her as the head of our family. Sherry graduated from Winona State University in 1978 with an associates degree in Business. She was a loyal and hardworking employee and worked for Wells Fargo for 11 years before her passing. Sherry married Roy Palmer in October of 1986 and they had two children, Nicholas and Michelle Palmer. Sherry was a wonderful and loving mother who gave her all to her family. She was truly the greatest mother, who devoted so much time and care to us.  We will never be able to fill the hole left behind by her and will miss her every day that we live.

Sherry spent the past four months battling a grade 4 Glioblastoma which was inoperable and untreatable. Doctors never gave us a solid timeline, so we treated every day as if it were special. The three of us moved into her sister, Denise's, house in Littleton where we proceeded to live in what Sherry coined a "seven star Marriott" which turned into a "nine star rehab center", complete with Denise's famous Marriott french toast. From her friends Jennifer, Stacy, and Caroline visiting to bring laughs, love, and the occasional ride in a wheelchair accessible van, to her college friends, Linda, Connie, and Margo, visiting all the way from Minnesota, as well as family members coming by occasionally, she was surrounded by love and friends until her last day. We even dressed up for Halloween as our given titles: as Sir Robert (Bob Davidson), as Queen Sherry, the Crown Princess Michelle, and the relaxed Prince Nicholas. Her last days were spent without any pain, thanks to the care of Porter Hospice.

Sherry was a true Coloradoan, having moved from Iowa to Breckenridge in the late 1970's after graduating from college, where she worked for the ski resort, surviving off of meals that guests would leave behind. Eventually, she moved to Denver where she began working her way up the professional ladder. Sherry and Roy lived in Denver, Greeley, and Castle Rock before settling down in Parker to start a family. We spent countless summers camping, fishing, and exploring the beautiful state that we live in. We also explored several other states such as Hawai'i and Alaska on family vacations. Sherry took on the role of the head of the house, from teaching us to drive (but never quite trusting us to brake correctly while we were driving), to cooking for us even after long days at work, and setting up the most sparkly, Santa-filled Christmasses a family could have. She was full of light and cheer all throughout the year. She taught Michelle to see the good in people and taught Nicholas to be strong and courageous and taught both of us to explore the world we live in. In her words, she taught us to be strong, capable Norwegians. She will be dearly missed, and we will never be able to fill the hole left behind by her, but her impacts will last far longer than our lives alone. She spread so much love into the world that it rippled out and made everybody's day a little brighter. Her smile and laugh could bring anybody's mood up. Her favorite quote was "live long and prosper" from Star Trek, and prosper she did. There is not a soul alive that could compete with the love she held for her family or the joy she found in the mountains.

Sherry was preceded in death by her parents, Adele and Kenneth Nesheim, along with her husband, our father, Roy Palmer, who passed away in February 2022. She is survived by her two children, Nicholas and Michelle Palmer, as well as her brothers and sisters, Dennis, Janice, Carol, Denise, Ken, Leann, Andy, and David, as well as several cousins and one aunt. She will be greatly missed.

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