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Mary Anita 'Neet' Sheridan

October 10, 1919 — August 30, 2013

Mary “Neet” A. Sheridan
Primghar, Iowa

Memorial services for Neet Sheridan, age 93, of Primghar, Iowa who passed away on August 30, 2013 at the Primghar Care Center in Primghar, Iowa. Memorial services will be held at 12:00 P.M. Saturday, September 28, 2013 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Primghar, Iowa.
Visitation with family present will start at 5:30 P.M. Friday, September 27, 2013 at the Eldridge Family Funeral Home in Primghar, Iowa with a prayer service at 6:30 P.M.

Mary “Neet” A. Sheridan

Mary Anita Cairy Sheridan (Neet) died peacefully at the Primghar Rehabilitation Center on August 30, 2013 at the age of 93.
Neet was born on October 10, 1919 in Whittemore, Iowa. She was the daughter of the late Seth Cairy and Alice Cairy Saunders. While attending Presentation Academy in Whittemore, Iowa she never missed a day of school. She was united in marriage to John Sheridan in Independence, Iowa 1937 by Father William Donahue. They resided in McGregor, Iowa for seven years prior to moving to Primghar, Iowa. She and the late John Sheridan owned Ben Franklin Stores, and later changed to Sheridan's 5 & 10 in Primghar and Sanborn. She closed the store in Sanborn in 1974 and in Primghar in 1984. Neet was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church and Women’s Guild, an election official for O'Brien County and a member of the Care Review Committee for the County Home from 1972 thru 1997.
Neet will be always be remembered for her love of the Lord, church, her family, generosity of heart, her infectious laugh and especially her feisty spirit.
Neet was preceded in death by John Sheridan, husband, Betty Ann Sheridan Voight, daughter, Stanley Voight, son-in-law, Kirk Voight, grandson, sisters, June (Cairy) Krogmeier, Eleanor (Cairy) Thompson and Alma (Cairy) Baker and nephews, Bill Thompson & Patrick Sheridan.
Survivors are children, Lynn Sheridan Salazar and husband, Randy of Bluffton, SC, and Tim Sheridan of Everly, IA, grandsons, Shawn Salazar and wife, Dana of Oakland, CA, Shane Salazar and wife, Lynn of Walnut
Creek, CA, granddaughters, Kimberly Voight Coffman of Newport News, VA, Lynn Voight Burns and husband, Greg of Charleston, SC and Michelle Voight Rose of Boise, Idaho. Her great grandchildren are Cassidy Salazar and Devan Salazar of Oakland, CA and Camryn Salazar and Alexa Salazar of Walnut Creek, CA, Timothy Coffman and wife, Courtney of Newport News, VA, Kristina Ferguson of Newport News, VA, Margaret Burns of Clemson, SC and Patrick Burns of Charleston, SC, and a brother-in-law, Frank Baker of Mesa, AZ. Nieces and nephews include Jim Thompson, Joan and family, Mary Newell, Dave and family, Maureen Thompson and Mary Helfter all of Primghar, IA, Pat Lucas, Dick and family of Algona, IA, Anne Baker and Rocky King of Mesa, AZ, Mike Baker, Katie and family of Birmingham, AL, Frank Baker, and family of Rowlett, TX, Patrick Krogmeier, Mary Jo Watson, Charles Krogmeier, Sally Krogmeier and families, Rosie Hoening and family, Tom Sheridan of Olathe, KS, Becky Stacy of Pacific Junction, IA, Pam Riedel of Valley, NE and Peggy Giffin of Emmetsburg, IA.
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