Cheryl Lynn (Spidel) Alka, age 74, of Lawrenceville, Illinois flew away to her Heavenly home on August 10, 2022, after a long-term battle with illness. She was born on February 06, 1948, the first child of Gerald and Jeanne (Sandlin) Spidel. She married Robert C. “Bob” Alka on August 01, 1969, and they enjoyed 53 years of devoted marriage and raising a family.
Cheryl graduated from St. Francisville High School in 1966. Once her children were a little older and in school, she went back to college to pursue her dream of working as a nurse, graduating from WVC and passing her nursing boards to become a RN. She worked at Good Samaritan Hospital and the Lawrence County Health Department.
Cheryl was proud of her career, but nothing compared to the joy she found in taking care of her family and friends. She loved to feed every soul that crossed her door step. Her cooking was legendary. She always made sure that no one ever left her home feeling hungry or unloved.
Left to cherish her precious memory include her loving husband, Bob; her mother, Jeanne; her children, Bryan and Kristy Alka, Matt and Kristi Schrader, and Jim and Susan Alka; her brother-in-law, Charles and Kay Alka; her favorite people in the whole world, her grandchildren, Daisy Schrader, Liv Alka, and Sam Schrader; and many nieces and nephews, cousins, extended family, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her father, Gerald; her brother, Patrick Spidel; and countless other family members and friends that no doubt welcomed her into Heaven with smiles and open arms.
Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 1:00 PM CDT at the Emmons-Macey & Steffey Funeral Home in Lawrenceville, Illinois. Visitation will be on Saturday from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM CDT at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Highland Memorial Cemetery in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. Memorial donations may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or The Lunch Wagon in Mt. Carmel.
The family requests that you write down your favorite memory of Cheryl to put in a memory box.
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