Janet Sherrill

Janet W. Sherrill, 77, of Davidson, died November 6, 2011. Born in Swoyersville, PA, on March 3, 1934, she was one of eleven children born to the late William and Margaret Slank Weiss. Janet was a faithful steward of the many birds and other wildlife that gathered in her yard as well as countless kittens, cats, puppies, dogs and chickens over the years. She was formerly a member of St. Therese Catholic Church, Mooresville, and more recently she was a member of St. Mark Catholic Church, Huntersville. Janet was also preceded in death by her husband, Benny Sherrill; brothers, Johnny and Bill Weiss; sisters, Delores Maguschak, Nancy Shampack, Mary Adamcik and Anne Crisci. Surviving is her noble four-legged canine companion, Shadow; her daughters, Jennifer Johnson and her husband, Harry, of Apex, NC; Elizabeth (Betsy) Orrison, Apex, NC; her son, Robert Sherrill and his wife, Caroline, of Morrisville, NC; her 3 grand-daughters, Olivia Orrison, Bailey Orrison and Gabriella Johnson, all of Apex, NC; her sister Trudy Hansbury; her brothers Tony and George Weiss; many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11:30am on Saturday, November 12, 2011, at St. Mark Catholic Church, 14740 Stumptown Rd, Huntersville, 28078, NC. A Funeral Mass will follow at 11:30am with interment afterwards at the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, 16900 Zion Avenue, Cornelius, 28031, NC. Donations may be made to St. Mark Catholic Church via mail to 14740 Stumptown Rd, Huntersville, 28078, NC or Wake County Hospice by Telephone: (919)828-0890