Eileen Kay Sherk, 84, of Lebanon, PA, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at Lebanon Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was married to the late Ronald Lee Sherk for 51 loving years.
Born in Lebanon, PA, on Dec. 30, 1941, Eileen was a daughter of the late Raymond and Virgie (Snyder) Troxel. She worked as a secretary in the art history department at Penn State’s main campus and in the office at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Ivyland, PA. She later worked as a teacher’s aide at Rainbow Academy for Little Scholars and a one-to-one aide at Carousel Farm’s Educational Center in Ivyland, PA. Eileen was very devoted to the children there, but she retired after having grandchildren to spend more time with her family.
She was a longtime member of St. John’s United Methodist Church in Ivyland, PA, and was recently accepted as a homebound member of Salem Lutheran Church in Lebanon, PA. Eileen enjoyed doing crafts, baking, and spending time with her kids and grandkids, reading mysteries and science fiction, researching her family’s genealogy, and solving puzzles.
Eileen is survived by her son, Jeffrey Sherk, husband of April Sherk, and their sons, Daniel and Jonathan, of Lebanon, PA; daughter, Susanne Steen, wife of Justin Steen, and their children, Lexi, Zachary, and Kylie, of Perkasie, PA; sister, Sandy Prentice, and her husband, Joe; sister-in-law, Millie Hartz; brother, Sonny Troxel; nieces and nephews, Cherie Prentice-Brown, Bill Prentice, Joel Prentice, Richelle Parks, Christiane Oakley, and Tim Troxel, and their families; and many loving cousins and extended family members.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Carol Lee Sherk; brother, Bob Hartz; and brother- and sister-in-law, Richard and Vi Sherk.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 4, 2026, at Salem Lutheran Church, 119 N. 8th St., Lebanon, PA 17046. Interment will follow at Covenant/Greenwood Cemetery. A viewing will be held prior to the service from 10-11 a.m. at the church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Christopher’s Children’s Hospital c/o Drexel University or Ronald McDonald House. Thompson Funeral Home Inc. is entrusted with the arrangements. The family welcomes your memories and messages in Thompson Funeral Home’s online guest book at thompsonfuneralhomelebanon.com.
