Obit: Day, Cheryl (1957 - 2011)

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Surnames: Day, Shupe, Hein

----Source: The Loyal TRG (Loyal, Clark County. WI (21 Dec 2011)

Day, Cheryl (21 APR 1957-14 DEC 2011)

Cheryl A. "Sheri" Day, Austin, Minn., died on Wednesday morning, Dec. 14, 2011, at her home. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Austin. Rev. Glenn L. Monson officiated.

Cheryl A. Shupe was born on April 21, 1957, in Marshfield, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (nee Hein) Shupe. She graduated from Spencer High School in 1975 and from the St. Joseph School of Nursing in 1979 as a registered nurse. She married Thomas R. Day on Aug. 8, 1981, in Spencer.

Sheri was a homemaker, mother and registered. She was a member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church, taught Wednesday School and helped facilitate the Book Club. She was also active with the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts of America. She participated in three mission trips, was co-chair of Project Graduation for two years, and was active with the football parents group for four years. She was an avid sports fan, especially as a fan of the Green Bay Packers. She enjoyed reading and loved to cook for others. She enjoyed volunteering and made cookies weekly for the AHS football team from 2002-07 and for the UW-Eau Claire Blugold football team from 2005-08. She especially enjoyed traveling with family and friends and spending quiet times at the lake in northern Wisconsin.

She is survived by her husband, Tom Day, Austin; two sons, Matthew Day, Rogers, Ariz., and Dan (Noelle) Day, Madison; and two brothers, Dave (Sue) Shupe, Spencer, and Mark (Jeanne) Shupe, Mosinee.

She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Elizabeth Shupe.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Sheri Day Scholarship Fund or to the Hormel Institute

Clausen-Jordan Mortuary, Austin, assisted the family with arrangements.