Cheryl St. John

Cheryl St. John, age 59 of Arlington, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2016 at the Arlington Good Samaritan Center. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am, Monday, May 23rd at Peace Lutheran Church in Arlington. A visitation will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 pm Sunday, May 22nd at Peace Lutheran Church and one hour prior to service time Monday at the church. Interment will be in the Arlington Public Cemetery. Cheryl Sue St. John was born on June 17, 1956 in Gaylord, MN. To Dale E. and Viola (nee Brockoff) St. John. Cheryl was baptized on July 8, 1956 by Pastor John Bradtke at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church in Arlington. She was confirmed in the Christian faith on March 22, 1970 by Pastor John Bradtke at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church in Arlington. Cheryl graduated from AGI High School on May 29, 1974. Cheryl furthered her education at Jackson Area Vocational Technical Institute where she earned a Nurse's Aide diploma and later at Hutchinson Technical College where she earned her Clerk Typist/Office Assistant diploma. She was employed by Southdale Manor, Holiday Inn, Embers, Wiman Corporation and 19 years at Big Stone, Inc. /Seneca foods where she retired due to health reasons. Cheryl enjoyed reading, playing games and bringing her nieces and nephews to the Lido Theater. She especially loved spending time surrounded by her family telling stories; the "bat story" will forever be a family favorite. She also enjoyed visiting on the phone with extended family and friends. Cheryl moved to Aveyron Homes in Hutchinson in 2015 where she met and made her "second family" and there enjoyed life to the fullest until March of 2016 when she came home to Arlington to spend her final days surrounded by her family and friends in Ridgeview Hospice at Arlington Good Sam. Cheryl is survived by her parents Dale & Viola St. John of Arlington; brothers Daryl (Lori) St. John and Gary St. John (sp. Friend Jamie Grams-Petzel) of Arlington; Nephews and nieces Nicholas St. John (sp. Friend Jen Anderson), Brennen, Trevor and Gracie St. John, Meagan (Kyle) DeVlaeminck, Candice Gilster (fiancé Jason Tostenson), Talia Gilster (sp. Friend Victor Ruiz), Lexi and Sammi Petzel; Great-Nieces and nephews Arayah Hope, Cole, Bailey, Draco, Mason, Christian, Harper and Sullivan and many other family and friends. Cheryl is preceded in death by her grandparents William and Caroline St. John and William and Alma Brockoff.

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