Cheryl Ann (Sterner) Barrett, 57, of Friendship, ME, died Wednesday, January 31, 2007, after a brief and unexpected illness, with her loving family by her side. She was the devoted wife of 34 years of Kenneth Barrett and beloved mother of Amanda Grieshop and Megan Barrett. Cheryl is also survived by her brother, Bill Sterner and grandsons, Samuel and Arlo Grieshop. Born March 2, 1949, in Stamford, CT, Cheryl was the daughter of the late Kurt and Ina May Sterner. After travelong the world with her family as a child, she attended Chelmsford High School in Chelmsford, Mass, and graduated from the University of Mass.-Amherst in 1971. She met Kenneth Barrett in Rota, Spain while touring Europe and they married in Lisbon Falls, ME on March 17, 1974. Cheryl worked for the Maine State Department of Human Services as a child protective caseworker and then as a casework supervisor and retired after 25 years as a supervisor of central intake in Augusta. In December 2006, she was elected as the secretary for the Knox County Republican Women. Cheryl loved to garden and enjoyed nature in many aspects. Bird watching and fishing were two of her favorite pastimes. She and her husband spent many wonderful weeks in the summer and fall camping in the Northern Maine woods with family and friends. Visitation and memorial services were held in Maine. Graveside services will take place at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Cochran Cemetery in Templeton. Arrangements bu Kennedy-Blodgett Funeral Home.
Leader Times 2/5/2007
Leader Times 2/5/2007
Cheryl Ann (Sterner) Barrett, 57, of Friendship, ME, died Wednesday, January 31, 2007, after a brief and unexpected illness, with her loving family by her side. She was the devoted wife of 34 years of Kenneth Barrett and beloved mother of Amanda Grieshop and Megan Barrett. Cheryl is also survived by her brother, Bill Sterner and grandsons, Samuel and Arlo Grieshop. Born March 2, 1949, in Stamford, CT, Cheryl was the daughter of the late Kurt and Ina May Sterner. After travelong the world with her family as a child, she attended Chelmsford High School in Chelmsford, Mass, and graduated from the University of Mass.-Amherst in 1971. She met Kenneth Barrett in Rota, Spain while touring Europe and they married in Lisbon Falls, ME on March 17, 1974. Cheryl worked for the Maine State Department of Human Services as a child protective caseworker and then as a casework supervisor and retired after 25 years as a supervisor of central intake in Augusta. In December 2006, she was elected as the secretary for the Knox County Republican Women. Cheryl loved to garden and enjoyed nature in many aspects. Bird watching and fishing were two of her favorite pastimes. She and her husband spent many wonderful weeks in the summer and fall camping in the Northern Maine woods with family and friends. Visitation and memorial services were held in Maine. Graveside services will take place at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Cochran Cemetery in Templeton. Arrangements bu Kennedy-Blodgett Funeral Home.
Leader Times 2/5/2007
Leader Times 2/5/2007
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