"RIP Cheryl I remember our trip together and the friendship bracelet we exchanged to always remember one another love you"
Graveside services for Cheryl will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 15, 2017 at St. Jacob's Cemetery, Graettinger. The family will greet friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday at Joyce-Alesch Funeral Home in Graettinger.
Cheryl Marie (Hughes) Briscoe was born August 30, 1973 in Emmetsburg, Iowa, the daughter of James and Linda (Crawmer) Hughes. She was a 1991 graduate of Graettinger High School, and she received her RN degree from Iowa Lakes Community College. While going to school, she worked in area nursing homes. Cheryl worked in health care in Mississippi, Alabama and Texas.
On Monday, June 5, 2017, Cheryl passed away at her home in Pleasanton, Texas.
Left to cherish her memory are her mother, Linda Hughes and fiancé, Arvin Sidles of Emmetsburg; two children: Lauren Hibben of Iowa City and Kyle Rehm of Graettinger; brother, Tom Hughes of Graettinger; dear family friends, Jo and Bob Rehm of Graettinger and special friend, Roger Rodkee of Pleasanton, Texas; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her father, Jim; maternal grandparents: Roy and Alice (Hickey) Crawmer; paternal grandparents: Bill and Bernadette (Nolan) Hughes; three aunts: Mary Dunigan, Cecelia Finnegan and Theresa Hughes; and three uncles: John, Vince and Dick Hughes.
"RIP Cheryl I remember our trip together and the friendship bracelet we exchanged to always remember one another love you"
"Linda and family. So sorry to hear about your loss. Will keep you in my thoughts & prayers"
"Linda and family, My heart aches for you and all of the people that Cheryl knew. I babysat for Cheryl and Tom when they were little. She was a beautiful person. I know that she struggled most of her life with demons. Depression takes a person to a different place that nobody can explain, not even the one that suffers from it. it is a disease, not a choice. Cheryl is no longer in that pain. Linda, she will be there to meet you when that time comes and she is in the arms of her father. That is a comforting thought. Lauren and Kyle, a mother never stops loving her children, no matter what. Don't forget that. Blessings to all involved in Cheryl's life. My thoughts and prayers are with you all. "
"I knew Cherie only a short time but I really liked her and my heart was broken when I heard the news. She will be missed. My condolences to her family and friends. Godspeed Cherie!"
"My heart truly aches for your loss. I had a great conversation with Cherie a few days before she passed. I'll always cherish that moment. My thoughts and prayers to your family. I will miss my sweet friend. God gained an angel. "
"sympathy to all the family"