Sherry Kaseberg

Sheryl Jane "Sherry" (Woods) Kaseberg 11/01/1937 - 06/23/2025.

In her own words - A colleague once described me as "organized, orderly, committed to process, likes to do things right, a great motivator, intellectually curious but mechanically challenged, full of energy and enthusiasm, a sense of vision, leadership, accountability, compassion and humor with an obsession with frogs and an unreasonable fear of budgets."

Those characteristics and values were shaped at home, by the people that I met and admired, by my path and experiences through this wonderful life.

I was born on November 1st, 1937, in Portland, Oregon, the eldest of Ernest and Shirley (Smith) Woods' four daughters. We moved to Moro, Oregon in 1942 when my father began farming Woods-McLachlan land in the Monkland District.

My childhood was filled with impactful experiences in 4-H, Girl Scouts, Girls State, and while enjoying my favorite activities with sisters, Susie, Julie, and Christine, and friends... on bicycles, roller skates, sleds and horses, camping, summer jobs and books.

Intending to become a teacher, I accepted a scholarship to Oregon State College in1955 (affiliated with Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority). Life had another wonderful plan for me, but in keeping a promise, I earned a B.A. in General Studies from Eastern Oregon State College in 1988.

Larry Edward Kaseberg and I were married on November 30, 1958 in Portland. Our sons, Collin, Kevin, Cameron, and Christopher, grew up on his family's farm west of Wasco.

With a passion for volunteering, learning, genealogy, history, and collaboration I became involved with and supported Cub Scouts, 4-H, Red Cross Water Safety Instruction, boards of directors of Wasco Elementary and Sherman Union High Schools, Planning Commission, Mid-Columbia Health Foundation, Oregon Geographic Names Board, Maryhill Museum of Art, Sherman County Historical Society and served as a Sherman County Commissioner. I worked to create Kaseberg Cousins; Sherman County Place Names; Sherman County eNews 1999-2019; Sherman County, Oregon - A History Collection (shermancountyoregon.com); Miller Island 1963-1991 Our Story; Kaseberg Family Memoirs; stories accepted for publication by The Oregon Encyclopedia and Sherman County: For The Record; and our family history on genealogyfields.com.

I am survived by my beloved children: Collin (Michelle), Kevin, Cameron (Jon), and Chris (Carrie); grandchildren: Wade, Hannah (Travis Feigner), Evan (Cassie), Walker, Jeff (Darren), Danny (Morgan), Nicole, Eliot (Whitney), Jessica (Josh Ball) and Karolyn (Brandon Wenschlag); great-grandchildren: Jase, Kinsley and Maren Feigner, Joshua Jr. and Virginia Ball, Reagan and Adley Kaseberg, Olivia L. Kaseberg, and Lane Kaseberg; sister Julie (Woods) Olson; brother-in-law Bill Jones; nieces and nephews Ken (Sheryl) Ruettgers, Steven (Patty) Ruettgers, Paul (Heesyun) Ruettgers, Megan Smith Collett, Josh Smith, Jordan Jones (Joe Dezmin) and Tim Jones (Meaghan). My husband, Larry Kaseberg, and sisters, Susan (Woods) Ruettgers and Christine (Woods) Jones, predeceased me.

The Moro Community Presbyterian Church, Moro, OR; Sherman County Historical Society, Moro, OR; and Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, WA, will be pleased to accept your volunteer services or remembrances.

An open house celebration of life to share stories and memories will take place at the Wasco School Event Center in Wasco, Oregon, 1-4 p.m. on September 21, 2025.