Sheryl Denny

Sheryl Denny, 74, of Colby, passed away November 13, 2023. She was born April 3, 1949, to Harry and Maxine Nickelson. She graduated from Oakley High School in 1967 and was Miss Northwest Kansas in 1968. She attended Fort Hays State University where she was a proud member of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. She graduated in 1971, but at the prospect of moving back to western Kansas to settle down, she opted to jump into her sorority sister’s car and drive to Chicago to join United Airlines as a flight attendant. She married the father of her children in 1974 and moved to California where she spent the next two decades giving birth to and raising six daughters. Fate finally caught up to her in August 1994 when she married Charles Denny, a farmer from western Kansas and moved home to Colby. She spent the rest of her life farming, attending graduations, spoiling her dogs, loving her kids and grandkids, and finding the perfect gift for everyone on QVC. Even at the end, she continued giving to others by donating her organs.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Maxine Nickelson, and brother, Jerry Nickelson.

She is survived by her husband Charles Denny, daughters Megan Cassidy, Katherine Cassidy, Christine Cassidy, Ellen Cassidy, Maureen Yost, and Siobhan Gray, and 10 grandchildren, and 2 step-kids, JJ Denny and Kristy Smith, and 13 step-grandkids.

A celebratory memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 19, 2023, at The Gathering Place in Colby followed by fellowship. Following her wishes, she has been cremated and will be laid to rest at a later date next to her brother and parents at the Oakley City Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Citizens Foundation and sent in care of Baalmann Mortuary, PO Box 391, Colby, KS 67701. For information or condolences visit baalmannmortuary.com