Beryl Eileen Sersha, 92, of Virginia, Minn., and former resident of Cook, Minn., passed away on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, with her loving husband Bill by her side.
Beryl was born to Fred and Evelyn (Nielsen) Johansen on Dec. 20, 1928, in McIntosh, S.D. Her family moved to Alango, Minn., where she attended school; graduating Alango High School in 1947. She furthered her education by attending Franklin School of Nursing; earning her LPN degree. She worked at the Virginia Hospital for three years before she met and married the love of her life William Sersha on Sept. 15, 1951, at the Alango Lutheran Church. Beryl and her husband made a home in Cook for the next 63 years, and she continued to work as an LPN at the Cook Hospital for nearly 20 years before her retirement. The couple has lived in Virginia for the last four years. Beryl was a long-time member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cook, and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.