- Date Of Birth: August 29, 1962
- Date Of Death: February 27, 2018
- State: Wisconsin
Cheryl Lynn Holberg, 55, of Wisconsin Rapids, died unexpectedly at her residence on Tuesday, February 27, 2018.
Cheryl was born August 29, 1962 in Wisconsin Rapids to Rodney and Gwen (Morey) Mitchell. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1980 and from Fox Valley Technical College with a dental assistant degree. Cheryl was introduced to Joel Holberg of Wisconsin Rapids by a mutual friend. The two hit it off right away and on May 15, 1982, they were married at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wisconsin Rapids.
Cheryl was employed as a dental assistant for Dr. Casey John in Pittsville for many years and most recently did seasonal work with Sue Winch at Countryside Landscaping.
Cheryl was a very talented woman with a strong artistic sense. She could look at something and see it for what it could become, not necessarily for what it was. She had a passion for taking old things and making them new. Cheryl did a lot of work restoring her home; refinishing floors, tearing out the old chimney, painting, and extensive landscaping. After being introduced to EBAY and Craigslist, she developed a passion for finding just the right items to make her home remodeling project complete.
Cheryl treasured time with her family. While her family was growing up, much of that time was spent at the farm “up north” deer hunting, picking apples and cutting wood with the rest of the “Mitchell Gang”. In more recent years, it was hosting family get-togethers and Fourth of July Parties at her home that she loved so much. The family time she treasured most, however, was the time she spent with her grandchildren. Adventures with “Yamma” included long walks in the field, building forts and treehouses, and playing hide and go seek with four wheelers and golf carts.
She was a longtime member of the Wisconsin Rapids Lioness Club.
Cheryl is survived by her husband, Joel; two daughters: Angie (Ryan) Overholt, Sherwood, WI, and their children, Nora and Mason, and Emily (Ian) Babcock, Neenah, WI, and their children, Kale and Cameron; one brother, John Mitchell (Chrissy Van Ert), Wisconsin Rapids; two sisters: Dawn Mitchell (Chuck Stebbins), Nekoosa, and Jean (Butch) Wirtz, Wisconsin Rapids; brothers-in-law: Gerry (Cindy) Holberg, Jim (Sue) Holberg, and Jon (Kim) Holberg, all of Wisconsin Rapids, Jeff (Carolyn) Holberg, Moorcroft, WY, and Jim Schinke, Sayner, WI; sisters-in-law: Julie (Al) Bunt, Wisconsin Rapids, and Jean (Kelly) Fraser, Rothschild, WI; and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, sister Sandy Schinke and infant sister Joni.
