Sheila Williams

Sheila Williams, age 68, of Fargo, ND handed away peacefully on Friday, January 13, 2023, at Essentia Well being in Fargo, surrounded by her household.

Sheila Rae Williams was born on October 27, 1954, in Jamestown, ND to Lowell A. and Aneta (Kamphuis) Williams. Sheila grew up and attended college in Wimbledon, ND, graduating from Wimbledon Excessive Faculty in 1972. She attended NDSU and labored for a short while at Straus Tailor Store in Fargo. She labored for 25+ years at Blue Cross Blue Defend in varied roles, however most just lately as a Claims Processor and Telecommuter, retiring for the final time in 2018. Sheila at all times appeared to maintain herself busy with facet jobs within the hospitality trade serving others.

Should you knew Sheila, you knew that retirement didn’t imply enjoyable or slowing her tempo. She was lively in planning the social occasions inside her rental constructing and at all times on the lookout for a chance to serve within the kitchen. She was an lively member of Calvary United Methodist Church. From a really early age, Sheila realized from her mom that meals nourishes the soul and brings folks collectively. Sheila spent many hours through the years volunteering in kitchens at her church, Church buildings United for the Homeless and most just lately at Stepping Stones Useful resource Middle, incomes her first title because the “Kitchen Girl”. She started her time there cooking one meal monthly which led to at least one meal per week. She was additionally affectionately referred to as the “Church Girl” to these she served and to her these had been “Her children”. She seemed for each alternative to spoil kids particularly her nieces and nephews and their kids. Whilst her well being declined and she or he was now not in a position to cook dinner for her Stepping Stones Household, she made some extent to gather gadgets and meals donations that may be of use. Sheila not solely had a private ardour for serving to others every time potential however was additionally typically inspiring others to become involved in her volunteer missions. Sheila really emulated the assertion, “It takes a Village” to serve.

Household, religion, and buddies had been all crucial to Sheila. Whether or not it was reaching out for a favor or simply checking in your day, you can at all times depend on a message or a name from her. Sheila was a really social one that beloved her household and buddies fiercely.

She really believed in service earlier than self and was typically inserting others’ wants earlier than her personal. Even in her failing well being, she refused to simply accept the last word present of life (transplant) if it meant taking from others particularly others that had been youthful than her.

Sheila was preceded in demise by her dad and mom; grandparents; two siblings, Judy Williams, and Ken Williams; and a nephew, Justin Williams.

Sheila is survived by her sister, Brenda Williams of Fargo, ND; sister-in-law, Marsha Williams of Underwood, MN; nieces and nephews, Tyler (Cristin) Williams Reiles Acres, ND; Tanya (Evan) Westra of Battle Lake, MN; Mike (Teresa) Reimers of West Fargo, ND; Lindsay (fiancé Kyle Weeg) Gruhlke of Baltic, SD; niece-in-law, Cortnie Smith of Jamestown, ND; and a number of other nice nieces and nephews, cousins and buddies.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are most popular to Stepping Stones Useful resource Middle/Fraser Ltd, Prairie View Cemetery or Calvary United Methodist Church.

Service: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 at 5:30 PM at West Funeral Dwelling, West Fargo with visitation from 4:30 to six:30. A reception and celebration of Sheila’s life will comply with on the West Fargo VFW.

Burial: Prairie View Cemetery, Wimbledon at a later date.

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