Sherry Fischer was born on June 27, 1941, in Chadron, NE to Verle and Dorothy Harding. Her parents owned a tavern outside the Pine Ridge Indian reservation. Her father sold alcohol illegally, out the back door, to the Indians from the reservation
As a teenager Sherry lived in Valentine, NE where her family owned a dress shop. Sherry and her sister Verla would model dresses in the window and always had the latest fashions.
After high school she attended nursing school in Scotts Bluff, NE. It was there she met the love of her life, Jack Kleven, at the local car hop. They were married 45 years and had one son, Randy, (Lauri)
In 1970 they moved out west to Simi Valley, CA where she continued her nursing career. She was the trauma coordinator for the first Level I trauma center in the area. She later moved into nursing education and trained future nurses in trauma care.
She has two beautiful granddaughters, Madison and Delaney, and two great grandchildren, Nora and Ozzie, with two more on the way.
After the passing of her husband Jack, she briefly moved back to NE and married JB Fischer. She returned to CA after his death and remained in CA until 2023 when she moved to AL to live with her son and daughter in law.
She became a resident of Madison Heights a short time later.