Memorial Service for Cheryl

There will be a memorial service (celebration of life) for Cheryl on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 7 PM at Hillcrest Christian Church, 11411 Quivira Rd, Overland Park, Kansas. A time for visiting with the family and friends while enjoying some dessert will follow. We hope many of Cheryl's friends in the Kansas City area will join us for this celebration. Ron

Are you still there?

I thank you for your love and support during Cheryl's courageous fight with cancer. It helped us so much to be able to share with you what was happening and know that you were sending positive thoughs and prayers for Cheryl every step of the way. Your emails, cards and blog comments meant so much to Cheryl and I. Because of you, we did not feel alone on the journey and it made all the difference. Some may say that our prayers were not answered because the journey ended in death, but I do not agree. Cheryl and I were blessed with more than three months back in Kansas City where she was never in the hospital and felt pretty good. She was able to go to softball games, go shopping, visit at home with friends and family, and make a number of trips to see friends and family. Every time her platelets were up and she received chemo her spirits were lifted. The five months we spent together day and night may well have been some of the best of our more than 42 years together. So our prayers were answered in so many ways and I am so thankful.

I found communication with all of you so helpful that I want to continue to share the happenings in my life and keep up on what's happening in the lives of my friends and family. My daughters and granddaughters are using facebook for this and it seems to work pretty well. I'm in the process of setting up a facebook account myself. So if you're on facebook now or join in the future, look for me at http://www.facebook.com/rongsmith2.

For those in the KC area that could not attend the funeral service, we are looking into holding a celebration of life service for Cheryl in the next few weeks. As soon as plans are finalized I will post them on the blog. Thank you for all your love and support. Ron

Final arrangements

If you would like to celebrate Cheryl's life with us, the funeral service is Saturday morning at 11 am, October 24, at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton, Kansas with visitation Friday evenig 6 - 8 pm at the same location. To read more see their website. Ron, Michelle & Stacey

Mercer Funeral Home (click on link at left go to their web site)

1101 W 4th St
Holton, KS 66436-1165
(785) 364-2626

Adjacent map shows the location of Holton approximately 30 miles north of Topeka on US75.

Mercer Funeral Home is approximately two blocks west of US75 on Highway 16. If coming from Topeka on US75, turn left (west) at the light (its the only light) onto Highway 16 and go a few blocks west. Its on the left (south) side of Highway 16.

We Celebrate Her Life

If you would like to celebrate Cheryl's life with us, we have tentative plans for funeral services Saturday morning, October 24, at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton, Kansas with visitation Friday evenig at the same location. I will update the blog with the finalized plans later today. Ron

Cheryl Is At Rest Now

After the move to the hospital bed, Cheryl began to breath easier as the pain medicine took effect. With many of her family at her side, about 4:30 this afternoon she just stopped breathing. I'm thankful it was so peaceful at the end. And now she is experiencing the ultimate peace. Thank you for being on this journey with her. Ron