Sherrill Sue Thistlethwaite

Sherrill Sue Thistlethwaite, age 79, dashed into the gates of heaven with the same energy and passion she lived her life here on Earth. She had spent her last days with her children and grandchildren cheering them on and being present to make their lives a little easier, celebrating and laughing with them. She was born to the late Sherman and Mildred (Adams) Crisp on November 30, 1939 in Richmond, Indiana. Sherrill was raised on her parent’s farm with her loving brother, Duane Crisp in Indiana where she would also meet her late husband, Mark K. Thistlethwaite on a blind date and married June 25, 1961. Sherrill stayed home and raised her four children before working alongside her husband at Vicon Supply. She loved to work with numbers and would not surrender until she had conquered an equation. Sherrill had been active serving in churches over the years gaining life long friendships to many dear friends. She played the piano, served as a member of “The Circle” and “Home Builders” at Central Christian Church and later in life loved rocking babies in the church nursery at Boulevard Christian Church and most recently at Cedar Creek Church. She battled invasive breast cancer twice in her lifetime with courage and was always ready to minister to others battling cancer. Her husband taught Sherrill early in life to savor family vacations. They traveled across the country in the family station wagon for three weeks to the Rocky Mountains while the youngest of the children was only weeks old. They continued to host family vacations in the beloved Myrtle Beach, South Carolina creating life long memories. Sherrill delighted in hosting and spoiling her family on Christmas Eve and she never wanted anyone to leave. Only the bravest would be the first to state that it was time go and end the evening. Following a stroke a year and half ago, Sherrill retired from working and relocated from the Bedford community to Perrysburg. She filled her days with old movies, visiting friends, going out to eat and sending posts and messages on Facebook. Sherrill shared an unbreakable bond with her brother and kept her promise to always love him. She is survived by her children, Teresa (Mike) Fisher, Julie (Mike) Tanner, Brett (Cheryl) Thistlethwaite and Craig (Carey) Thistlethwaite; sixteen grandchildren in whom she delighted, Kurt (fiancé Megan), Andrea (fiance Josh), Natalie, Eric ‘Bubba ‘ (Chelsea), Damon, Katie, Caleb, Luke, Ryan (Kelsey), Lauren, Erin “Bailey” (Jackson), Mitchell, Cohen, Katrina, Jackson and Jase; great grandchildren, Braylen and another due to arrive in July; brother, Duane (Deborah) Crisp; the enduring Larry (Judy) Schuerman; in laws, Jim Sue Cook; nieces and nephews, Rian, Duane Walter, Cindy and Kevin. Visitation will be held from 1:00 - 8:30 p.m. Friday in the Walker Funeral Home, 5155 Sylvania Ave. (west of Corey Rd.) where funeral services will begin at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, February 2, 2019. Interment will follow at Toledo Memorial Park. Memorials are suggested to the Pregnancy Center of Greater Toledo, 716 Westwood Ave., Toledo, OH 43607 or the Cedar Creek Church Children’s Ministry, 29129 Lime City Rd., Perrysburg, OH 43551.