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Sherry Loch, 72


Sherry Loch of Kimball died Sunday, May 28, 2023, at Savanna Prairie Assisted Living in Kimball. She was 72.

A Remembrance Service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at the Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel in Kimball. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Maine Prairie Cemetery near Kimball.

Sherry Gladys Combs was born July 4, 1950, in Houston, Texas, to James and Lola Mae (Green) Combs. She grew up in Pueblo, Colo., where she attended school. She obtained her GED in 1969. On March 3, 1971, she was united in marriage to Michael Loch in Pueblo. Shortly after their wedding, they moved to Minnesota. In 1977, Sherry and Mike made their family complete with the adoption of their son James when he was 4 1/2 months old. As a family, they made their home near Kimball. Over the years, Sherry worked as a manager for the Kimball American Legion as well as the Kimball Mini-Mart and the Maple Lake American Legion. She loved being around people. Her favorite “job,” though, was being a wife, mother, and grandmother.

In her spare time, Sherry enjoyed crafting, and her supplies were endless. She liked to try her luck at the casino, or playing scratch-offs, bingo, and pull tabs. Sherry’s greatest enjoyment was being in the presence of her family, especially with her grandchildren.

Sherry was preceded in death by her parents, stepmother Irene Combs, husband Michael, son James, brother James P., and half-siblings Leonard and Patricia.

She is survived by her daughter-in-law Kim (and Keith) Voigt of Kimball; grandchildren Krista, Matthew, Maleah, Joshua, and Carly Loch; two bonus grandchildren George and Julia Voigt; brothers Fred Combs and Warren (and Christi) Combs; half-siblings Celest Conaway, Karron (and Clifford) Herbst, Shelia Mitchell, Michael Meaves; brothers-in-law Greg (and Joni) Loch and Jack (and Carol) Loch; and many nieces, nephews, other family, and friends.

Kim Voigt and Krista, Matthew, Maleah, Joshua, and Carly Loch will serve as urn bearers. Arrangements are entrusted to Dingmann Funeral Care Burial and Cremation Services of Kimball.

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