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Visitation:
4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Zion Lutheran Church
in Mount Pulaski.
Service:
10:30 a.m. Wednesday June 17, at the church
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mount Pulaski
Obituary
John H. Cherry, 71, passed away at 10:42 a.m. on
June 13, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving
family.
John was born on February 10, 1944 in Lincoln; son
of Everett L. and Jessie E. Bryson Cherry. He
married Janet Poffenbarger on March 18, 1967 in
Mount Pulaski, she survives him.
Also surviving John are his children: Julie (Jeff)
Cooper and Randy (Amy) Cherry both of Mount Pulaski;
one sister: Ruth Fuiten of Mount Pulaski; one
brother: Edward (Marilyn) Cherry of Elkhart; four
grandchildren: Jordan Cooper, Janson Cooper, Jayden
Cherry, and Jaelyn Cherry. He was preceded in death
by his parents, brother; Timothy, and
brother-in-law; Bob Fuiten.
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John was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Elkhart
American Legion Post #616, and served in the U.S.
Army from 1965-1967. He farmed in the Lake Fork and
Cornland area for 53 years.
Services for John will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday June
17, 2015 at Zion Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski
with Rev. Glenn Strohschein officiating. Visitation
will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday June 16, 2015 also at
the church. A burial at Steenbergen Cemetery in
Mount Pulaski will follow the service where military
rites will be accorded. Memorials may be made to
Zion Lutheran School Playground Fund. Services
entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Mount Pulaski.
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