Sheryl Ann Hostetler

It is with great sadness that the family of Sheryl Ann Hostetler announces her sudden passing on January 18, 2022, in Manta, Ecuador. She was 63.

Sheryl is survived by her daughter Ginger Hostetler, Manta, Ecuador; granddaughter, Sheryl Hostetler, Manta, Ecuador; brother David (Pat) Hostetler, Terre Haute, IN; sister Ruth (Alan) Sharpe, Saskatoon, Canada; sister Phyllis (LoWayne) Yoder, Sturgis, MI; and sister Danell Hostetler, Goshen, IN. Sheryl is also survived by a multitude of people in Ecuador who adored her and considered her to be family. Sheryl was preceded in death by her father, Wayne Hostetler (2010), and mother, Mary Ann Hostetler (2021).

Sheryl was born in Kokomo, IN on September 2, 1958. She graduated from Northwestern High School, Parkview Methodist School of Nursing and Texas Christian University. Sheryl served as a school nurse at Goshen High School, taught Spanish at Indiana University, and served as a nurse with Dr. Shelly of Goshen Physicians.

Sheryl devoted over 24 years of her life to the people of Ecuador. She co-founded and ran a prenatal clinic for at-risk mothers in 20 de Mayo, a suburb of Manta, a ministry that is now a thriving medical facility. Sheryl later pioneered a work in Manta to reach at-risk street youth and orphans, and was instrumental in building the Shekinah Foundation. She also helped plant a Mennonite church in Manta.

Sheryl’s compassion reached more than 550 orphans in the 22 years that she served at the Shekinah Foundation. Colleagues and those who knew her described Sheryl as “the best friend I ever had,” “a true servant of Christ,” “sweet and godly,” “a total inspiration,” and someone who trusted the Lord through sunshine and rain. Sheryl is remembered for her amazing granola, her servant heart, and her noiseless laugh.

Please continue to remember Ginger and Sheryl as they cope with the loss of their mother and grandmother. And continue to pray for the people of Ecuador.

Visitation will be held on January 29, 2022 from 1pm to 4:15pm, at Maple City Chapel, Goshen, IN. A funeral service will immediately follow at 4:30pm. The funeral will be livestreamed at maplecitychapel.org/media. A private burial service will be held the same day.

In lieu of flowers, tax-deductible donations can be made to the Shekinah Foundation care of Rosedale International, 2120 5th Avenue, Suite A, Columbus, OH 43219, or online at rosedaleinternational.org/give