Joshua Sherman

Joshua Sherman of Elgin Memorial services for Joshua Sherman, 47, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, at Wait Ross Allanson Funeral Home, 51 Center St., Elgin. The Rev. Edward Bergen of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Crystal Lake will officiate. Born Nov. 11, 1955, in Elgin, the son of Byron S. Sherman and Lillian Sherman (nee Brennen), he died Friday, July 25, 2003, at the home of his loving sister, Mary Jo in Genoa, surrounded by his family and loved ones. Burial will be private. Josh was the owner and proprietor of Schock's Greenhouses in Elgin, and an avid outdoorsman who truly enjoyed life. While on Earth he taught us to enjoy the sacred in the ordinary, the beauty in the mundane, and to enter in the sacrament of the present moment. He fought a courageous battle against cancer, even purchasing a fishing pole during his last day on Earth. There wasn't a fish that did not fear him. He is survived by his children, Ryan Oak Sherman and Meghan Elizabeth Sherman; his brothers, , Mark (Patricia) of Chetek, Wis., David (Karen) of Elgin and Matt (Mary Ellen) of Algonquin; his sisters, Elizabeth (George) Tucker of Mongomery, Ala., Judith Hoy of Geneva, Mary Jo (Jim) Stepniewski of Genoa, Edna Jean (Chris) Sack of Kansas City, Mo. and Amy (Gordon) Whiting of St Charles; his good friends, Shannon Payson, Rick Hoy and Pam Hoffman; and by many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. until the time of services at 7:30 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to P.A.D.S., 164 Division St., Elgin, IL or to the charity of the donor's choice. Friends may visit www.dailyherald.com/obits to express condolences and sign the guest book. For funeral information, (847)742-2100.