Sheryl Elaine Brotbeck

Sheryl Elaine Brotbeck, 60, of Mission, Kansas, passed away Saturday, June 16 2012, at home, surrounded by her loving family and friends.

Sheryl was born November 24, 1951, to the late Donald L. Paustian, Sr. and Lydia L. Gessell in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Sheryl graduated from Manhattan High School in 1969 and went on to attend Kansas State University. Sheryl worked as a bookkeeper for Motorville, Inc. and retired after 30 years in the performance automotive industry.

Sheryl was a member of the American Business Woman's Association and was the Woman of the Year in 1980. Sheryl was a supporter of the arts and was a member of the Friends of the Kansas City Symphony, Chamber Music and Powell Gardens. She was a lifelong contributor to the Juvenile Diabetes Association as well as a participant in the Whisper Walk for Ovarian Cancer.

She is preceded in death by her mother and beloved step-father Dale S. Gessell.

Sheryl is survived by her loving husband, Richard; her twin sister, Sharon Gieber and husband Dale; three brothers, Donald L. Paustian, Jr. and wife Beverly, William R. Paustian and wife Pamela, Daniel Paustian and significant other, Terrie Pattee; mother in law, Patricia Brotbeck; sister in law, Catherine Way; brother in law, John H. Brotbeck, III and wife Nelle; brother in law Ben and wife, Dr. Mechele Peterson; and ten nephews, two nieces and many dear family members and friends.

A Celebration of Sheryl's Life will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 20 at the Amos Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Crossroads Hospice, Juvenile Diabetes, or the Whisper Walk for Ovarian Cancer.