Sharla Warnken

Sharla Dawn Warnken, 46 of Rushford, died peacefully Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at home surrounded by her family.Sharla was born January 27, 1967 in Winona to Douglas and Darlene (Boynton) Reps. She graduated from Winona High School in 1985 and on July 22, 1989, she married George Warnken in Wilson. Sharla worked at Herff Jones for 20 years and most recently at Sauer Healthcare and Rehab in Winona. She was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church.She loved the outdoors, especially camping and gardening. She also enjoyed playing softball, loved to clean, cook and was an avid collector of cow memorabilia. Sharla was very fun loving and would do anything for anybody.Sharla is survived by her husband, George; three children, Andrew (Whitney) Reps of Rochester, Angela (Hilman) Speltz of Lewiston and Shelby Warnken of Lewiston; one granddaughter, Payson and two more grandchildren on the way; father, Douglas Reps; siblings, Deb (Dennis) Kukowski of Lewiston, Kevin "Buzz" Reps of Lewiston, Kathy (Denny) Lafky of Rollingstone, Renee (Mark) Potter of Stockton, Gene (Peggy) Reps of Lewiston and Greg (Tammy) Reps of Stockton; and many nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her mother, Darlene; grandparents; and two brothers, Pete and Jerry Reps.Memorial Service will be 11 a.m., Saturday, May 11, 2013 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lewiston with Reverend Michael A. Lindemann and Reverend M. John Dermé officiating. Visitation will be 4 -8 p.m., Friday at church and also one hour prior to the service on Saturday.Please share a memory of Sharla, sign her online guestbook and view her video tribute when it becomes available at www.hofffuneral.com.