Bernadine C. Shere

Bernadine Corene Shere, the daughter of Elsie Vida (Hunt) Warnke and William H. Warnke, was born on November 25, 1929 in Red Oak, Iowa. Bernadine grew up in Malvern where she attended school and graduated from the Malvern High School in 1947.

Bernadine and Charles Truman Shere, also of Malvern, were married October 8, 1949. They made their home in Malvern and were blessed with one child, Cisco Leon. Bernadine and Charles also raised their great niece, Kitty Warnke.

Bernadine worked at the battery plant in Red Oak and later was a machine operator at Henningsen Food, Inc. in Malvern. Charles worked as an auto mechanic in Malvern. Both enjoyed their role with the Malvern Volunteer Fire Department, Charles an active member, and Bernadine an active member of the Auxiliary.

Bernadine and Charles enjoyed camping and visiting with their friends. They had been married 55 years when Charles died on June 4, 2005 at the age of 75 years. Following Charles's death, Bernadine continued to live at her home in Malvern. On August 21, 2006, Bernadine died at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, at the age of 76 years, 8 months and 26 days.

Bernadine was preceded in death by her parents; husband Charles; grandson Justin L. Shere; and Kitty's husband Steven Hanson.

Bernadine is survived by her son Cisco Shere and his wife Teresa and their daughter Serena Shere of Malvern; great niece Kitty Hanson of Albert Lee, Minnesota and her son Andrew Hanson of Rochester, Minnesota; mother-in-law Melva Wallace and half sister Hazel Holden of Malvern; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.