Sherri Lynn Ahl, 47, of Livingston, N.J., formerly of Franklin Lakes, N.J., passed away on Nov. 13, 2012, after a brave and tireless battle against a rare cancer. Visitation will be held at the Quinn Hopping Funeral Home, 145 E. Mount Pleasant Ave., Livingston, N.J. (www.quinnhoppingfuneral.com) on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, from 1 to 3 p.m. Sherri was born on Nov. 24, 1964, at St. Joseph Hospital in Paterson, N.J. A lifetime resident of New Jersey, she graduated from Indian Hills High School in Oakland, N.J., in 1983 and then from Montclair State University in May of 1987 with an accounting degree. Sherri loved to play drums and was a member of her high school band. After college, she became a certified public accountant and worked as an auditor and then senior auditor for the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Contract Audit Agency, for 25 years. Sherri loved life, her family and friends, music, brisk walks, and the warmth of the sun upon her face. Sherri will always be loved beyond words and missed above measure. She is survived by her love and partner for 25 years, Herbert Nusbaum; her loving parents, Brian and Marcia Ahl of Boiling Springs, Pa.; her brother, Roger Ahl of Fair Lawn, N.J.; her brother, Glenn Ahl and sister-in-law, Kristine Ahl, of Carlisle, Pa., and their children, Brenden and Emma Ahl; her sister, Diana Ahl-Hinkle and brother-in-law, Travis Hinkle, of Phoenixville, Pa., and their children, Daniel and Elena Hinkle. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking donations be made to ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=COYCADA'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=starledger'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=your favorite charity'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/starledger/condolences-charities.aspx?keyword=coycada&pid=161077544'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=Sherri'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=Ahl'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=1722673963'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=1722673963'; document.write("<a href='" + adClkUrl + "' target=_blank>your favorite charity<" + 'img' + " src='" + adImpUrl + "' style='width=1px; height=1px; display:inline;' /></a>"); }()); in Sherri's name.