Cheryl J. Holtegaard, 70, of Dover, died on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary's Campus in Rochester.
Cheryl was born on June 2, 1948 in Owatonna, MN to Earl and LaDonna (Johnson) Scherger. She attended Elgin School. Her favorite things to do were spending time with family, four-wheeling, playing pool, going on vacations with siblings, watching plays, going out to dinner, and she loved Alan Jackson.
Cheryl is survived by her husband, Jerry Holtegaard; daughters, Tammie (Steve) Long of Preston and Nicole Long of Chatfield; 6 grandkids, Mckahl (Heather) Long, Evan (Kayla) Long, Kourtnie, Carson, Shelbie, and Kyra Long; 8 great-grandkids, Hailey, Autumn, Kaiden, Landon, Claire, Odin, Lincon, and Lauryn; sisters, Becky (Arvin) Holtegaard of Dover, Debbie (Rod) Hart of Viola, and Sandy (Brian) Ihrke of Eyota; brother, Dale (Stacie) Scherger of Chatfield; sister-in-aw, LaLoni (Allan) Thompson; numerous nieces and nephews, and her four-legged best friend, Buddy.
She is preceded in death by her parents, brother, John; niece, Lori; and great-grandson, Seth.
A Celebration of Cheryl's life will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, October 26, 2018 at Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service, St. Charles, led by Funeral Celebrant Dianne Rislow. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Thursday, and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Please leave a memory of Cheryl and view her video tribute when it becomes available at
www.hofffuneral.com. Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service, St. Charles, is assisting the family with arrangements.