Gram, Cheryl (Wernett) 1948 - 2013

GRAM, WERNETT, WILBUR, BRUNSON, HOVENGA, RICHARDSON, MAILEY

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 12/6/2013 at 11:15:27

NEWTON - A memorial service for Cheryl "Cherri" Gram of Newton, Iowa were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 at the First Christian Church in Newton.

The family greeted friends from 10 a.m. until the time of service and again after the service with a lunch at the church.

Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton handled the arrangements.

Cherri, 65, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 at the Taylor Hospice House in Des Moines.

Cheryl Gram was born Sept. 19, 1948, in Decorah, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Dorothy (Wilbur) Wernett. She grew up in Cresco.

On Jan. 5, 1968, she married Jerry Gram in Mason City, Iowa. They made their home in Hampton, until moving to Newton in 1986. Cherri was a production worker at the Maytag Company for 30 years, retiring in 2002. She was a member of the UAW Local 997, First Christian Church, and the Red Hat Society. Cherri loved to spend time with and go to her grandkids events and travel. She was a volunteer at many places including her church and Skiff Hospice.

Cheryl is survived by her children: Michelle (Jeff) Brunsen of Urbandale and Troy (Melissa) Gram of Newton; grandchildren: Alex and Hannah Brunsen, Trinity Gram, and Skiler Hovenga; her brother: Duane Wernett of Rochester, Minn.; niece: Denise Richardson; her cousins; and her dog, Tweetie.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry in 2009; her parents; brothers: Perry Mailey, Jr., David Wernett, and Frank Wernett; and a sister: Sharon Wernett.

Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church or the Taylor Hospice House and sent to the Wallace Family Funeral Home, 1115 E. 19th St. N., Newton, Iowa 50208.

Source: Cresco Times December 3, 2013

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