Sharon (Sherry Lyster) Newman was born on April 24, 1944 in Tillamook, Oregon and passed away, aged 80 years old, on October 23, 2024 in Seaside, Oregon.
Sherry graduated from Neahkahnie High School in Rockaway Beach, Oregon and was a longtime resident of Tillamook County.
She married Patrick Newman and lived the Coast Guard life, traveling to different places.
Sherry owned and operated Lyster Bait & Tackle for 25 years, which her family owned 12 years before. In the offseason, she did a lot of traveling around the USA, Africa, New Zealand, Australia and San Felipe, Mexico with the Wilhelm’s.
Sherry has done so much for the community including donating fresh fish for the Rockaway Beach senior meals.
She was a member of the Tillamook Pioneer Museum and the Port Commissioner of Garibaldi for 12 years.
Sherry is survived by her sister, Loralee Henry.
She was predeceased in death by her parents, Edmund and Pauline Lyster, ex-husband Patrick Newman and sister Karen Williams.
Sherry was well known for her fishing expertise, sense of humor and her quick wit.