Sherry L. Challenger

Sherry L. Challenger, 61, of Tower City, passed away Friday, April 12, 2024, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, surrounded by her family after a courageous nine-month battle with cancer.

Born Oct. 17, 1962, in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late Bernard and Arlene Bowman.

Sherry was a 1980 graduate of Williams Valley High School and a 1983 graduate of Pottsville School of Nursing, where she became a registered nurse.

She was employed for 39 years at the Tremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, recently retiring due to her illness.

Sherry was a member of the Christ United Methodist Church, the Tower City Women of the Moose, where she was a past recorder, the Tower City American Legion, Orwin Gun Club and the Williamstown VFW.

She was an avid reader and enjoyed writing poetry. Above all else, her husband, three sons and grandchildren were the light of her life.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Readinger, and a brother, Bernard Bowman.

Surviving are her husband of 40 years, Glenn G. Challenger; three sons, Glenn Challenger II (Theresa), Texas, Cory Challenger (Tina), Williamstown, and Christopher Challenger (Emily), North Carolina; four grandchildren, Logan, Zachery, Mary and Ella; two sisters, Beverly Bowman, Wyomissing, and Peggy Schaeffer, Tower City; a brother, Darin Bowman, Schuylkill Haven; numerous nieces, nephews, many dear friends and her beloved cats.

A Celebration of Sherry's Life will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 18, from the Chapel of Dimon Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 6 p.m. at the chapel. Refreshments and a time of fellowship will follow at the Tower City American Legion. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to Dimon Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc., 644 E. Grand Ave., Tower City, PA 17980. To send condolences to the family, visit www.dimonfuneralhome.com.