Verla Mae Shinker, 79, died Friday, July 9, 2010 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan after a long illness. Verla was born October 28, 1930 to William and Felicia (Otteman) Schlotfeld in Gurley, Nebraska. She graduated from Dalton High School in 1948. On November 6, 1948 she married Irvin Shinker in Sidney, NE. He passed away in 2000. They lived in Dalton, Sidney and Kimball, NE before moving to Fort Morgan in 1966. Survivors include two sons, Richard Shinker and Dana Shinker, both of Fort Morgan. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. Private family inurnment was held in Serenity Falls.