Sheri LaVere (Nyen) Hjelsand, passed on January 1, 2023 in La Crosse. She was 65 years old. Her family and friends are deeply saddened by her death.

Sheri was born on March 9, 1957, to Odell and Madelyn (Mitskogen) Nyen of Blair, WI. Sheri graduated with honors from Blair-Taylor High School in 1975. She attended UW-La Crosse as an undergraduate and graduated from UW-Superior with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Sheri loved to paint, read, travel, and was a woman of great faith. Her memory will be cherished.

Sheri is survived and dearly missed by: her loving children, Jessica (Nicolas) Toft, Kristen Hjelsand, Laurel (Travis) Launderville, Miles Hjelsand, and Travis Hjelsand; her siblings, Jerome Nyen, and Nadji Ehman; her favorite niece, Andrea (Erick) Filby; her great-nephew Eli Filby; and her beloved grand-daughter Isabella Hertz.

In addition to her parents, Sheri is preceded in death by her husband, Palmer S. Hjelsand, Jr. of Blair, WI.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. in the Blair Lutheran Church West in Blair. Pastor Paul Sannerud will officiate.  Visitation will begin two hours prior to the service.

The Jack Funeral Home in Blair is assisting the family with arrangements.