'She loved helping people': Family remembers nurse killed while riding bicycle

The family of a 43-year nursing veteran who died after being struck by a car while riding her bicycle in Cheektowaga is remembering her dedication to her family, her patients and her passion for cycling.Shari Kersch, 65, was riding her bicycle to Stiglmeier Park on the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 25, when she was struck by a car at the intersection of Strasmer and Transit roads, according to her son, Jordan Kersch.She was taken to ECMC, where she died three days later. "None of us could have ever imagined something as horrific as this happening," Jordan Kersch said.Shari Kersch was a mother of five who had spent 43 years working as a nurse, most recently as the director of nursing at Brothers of Mercy. She had retired just six months before the crash. "She loved nursing. She loved helping people," her son said. "She's probably helped thousands of people throughout her entire life."In retirement, Kersch, who lived in Depew, spent more time doing something else she loved: riding her bicycl