Sheralynn Marie Neff, 26, of North Newton died Sunday, July 24, 2016, in Cushing, Okla., in a skydiving accident.
She was born on May 20, 1990, to Dana and Kathleen (Bitikofer) Neff in Newton.
She was a member of First Mennonite Church in Newton, where she was active in youth group and in worship music until she went to college. She graduated from Newton High School in 2008, after which she did a year of service in Brazil with a program of Mennonite Mission Network. She graduated from Hesston College in 2011 and from Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 2014. She then spet a year teaching English in South Korea and planned to go to graduate school.
Survivors include her parents, Dana and Kathleen Neff; and a brother, Darnell Neff, all of North Newton.
There will not be a public service. The Neff family appreciates the many cards, flowers, gifts and other expressions of support that have been given to them.
