Visitation: Thursday, April 22, 2021, 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Peterson Mortuary, 212 S. Locust Street, Glenwood, Iowa.
Services: Friday, April 23, 2021, 10:30 A.M., Peterson Mortuary, 212 S. Locust Street, Glenwood, Iowa.
Cheryl Jean Ord, 48 of Glenwood, Iowa passed away on April 18, 2021 from COVID-19 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was born October 5, 1972 in Harlan, Iowa to James and Maxine (Mayberry) Ord.
She was employed as a Nebraska Services Company Coordinator of Development Disabilities and was a part-time employee at Lane Bryant in Council Bluffs.
Cheryl loved gardening and actually planted banana trees every year in her yard and would dig them up to keep them in her basement until the next spring. She loved feeding the hummingbirds and especially loved her dog Ace whom she considered her baby. You wouldn’t find a more loyal friend than Cheryl and she always had a smile on her face. We have lost a kind and caring person.
Preceding Cheryl in passing were her grandparents George and Mary Ord and Louis and Lola Mayberry; Uncle Max Mayberry, infant brother, cousin Adam Blake. Survivors include her parents Jim and Maxine Ord of Glenwood, Iowa; sister Jane(Jim) Brodigan of Glenwood, Iowa; nephew Tyler (Ashlee Ball) Wolfe; niece Brittany (Jordan Miller) Wolfe; great-nieces Cheyenne and Emsley and great-nephew Braxton; aunts Louann (Brad Case) Mayberry, Lucille Ord, Barbara Mayberry, Marie Wickham, Alene Ord; great-aunt Ann Mayberry; extended relatives and many friends.
Interment, Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Iowa.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
31 Condolences
We worked with Cheryl in her role of Service Coordinator at Envisions and really enjoyed & respected her professionalism and advocacy for the individuals we serve! We are going to deeply miss her! We are so very sorry for your loss. Cheryl was one in a million!
I was so sad to hear of Cheryl’s passing. While I didn’t know her well, she was an incredibly nice person which counts for so much these days. Her family and friends are very much in my thoughts,
Sending love and prayers.
Marcy and I wish to express our deepest sympathies to Cheryl Ord’s family.
It is truly a sad loss of a friend and co-worker. I hope her and her family find peace and comfort with God. She and her family will be in our prayers and she will be so deeply missed.
I enjoyed going to school and growing up with Cheryl. She was one of the nicest people ever. My condolences go to Cheryl’s family and the Glenwood Class of 1991. Rest In Peace my friend.
Sharing my deepest condolences to her family. Cheryl was such an amazing coworker and friend. She will be greatly missed.
So very sorry for your loss.
Your family is in my thoughts and prayers. May the Peace that passes all understand be with you through this difficult time.
I had the pleasure of working along side of Cheryl for 20+ years. She was an amazing coworker and a faithful friend. She was passionate about the work she did and was good at it. She enriched the
Lives of clients and anyone that worked along side of her. A truly beautiful soul, my thoughts and prayers are with the family at this time. RIP my friend, I will always remember you with love and respect ❤️🙏
Cheryl had a fierce presence and a heart of gold – truly one of a kind and unforgettable. I have many fond memories and will miss her always.
Cheryl will be greatly missed. My deepest condolences. My thoughts and prayers to all her family and friends.
Cheryl helped our family in so many ways. She was excellent at her job and cared so much. May she rest in Gods comforting hands.
Prayers for Cheryl’s family during this difficult time. I was honored to have the chance to work with Cheryl with Service Coordination. She was not afraid to stand up for what was right even in the face of opposition from others. Cheryl made sure her clients had their voices heard. Cheryl was an amazing person and will be missed greatly. 😢
This absolutely breaks my heart! Cheryl was a wonderful person and my husband, Torre, and I have always thought very highly of her. She will be missed by so many. Heaven has surely gained a treasure! Please know that we are praying for strength and peace for your family during this difficult time. If there is anything we can do, just ask. ~~~ Julie & Torre
Prayers for your family.
Jim and Maxine Thoughts and prayers to you and your family in the loss of your daughter.
So very sorry to read this about Cheryl; she was such a nice person, always had a smile. Prayers to her family.
I worked with Cheryl and I am greatfil I was given the opportunity to experience the great depth of compassion for others she had. I am very greatful that mine was one of the many lives she touched.
There are no words to ease your sadness Cheryl will live on in each and everyone of you. What a kind, caring and loving person she was. Always had a smile, finging some good in everything and everyone. How lucky I am to have known her and be a part of her life. RIP my friend, you will be missed by so many. 💕
We are going to miss you I love you made park place fun we had blast there I love you
Sweet, sweet Cheryl. Wish I could have seen you one last time. God speed sweet one. And now it is heaven that shines.
Being able to be on a team with Cheryl, through Envisions, was such a pleasure. She was very passionate about her job and a great advocate for our individuals. She had a beautiful soul and will be sorely missed.
Cheryl was a case worker for my daughter, Virginia. We are so very sad to learn of her passing…she is missed.
Thinking of you during this difficult time.
She was amazing. I will forever cherish all the amazing moments I had with her. She was an amazing friend and co-worker. I will miss her greatly. My deepest sympathies.
Cheryl was an amazing person to work with. Her dedication to her clients was unmatched. Cheryl was always available to collaborate to make sure each clients needs were being met. I was devastated to hear the news of her passing, she will be truly missed.
Cheryl Ord always had encouraging words for all those parents of disabled young adults. She always looked for the positive in every situation. Her advice was always sound and spot on with my family. She will be missed by so many of us here in this community. Our world will be little less sweet and heaven is brighter because it has received another angel from this world of imperfect beings. Life is go on here but everyday someone will look around and feel as if someone is missing who could help and that will be Cheryl Jean Ord. I close my eyes today and pray for comfort for all of us who she touched so sweetly with a kind soft spoken word. Thank you to her family for sharing her with us, may the find kindness and comfort to help heal their loss of our Cheryl, God bless and keep us till we meet her again.
i will let the Sorry for you loss she will be missed by many. she was so nice and . had nice smile .. She was a member of the Council Bluffs MS support group . I will let the members know about the loss.
Cheryl,
Our entire lives have been spent floating in and out of eachothers presence. Grade school, tee ball games, Jr. High, High School, Proms, Hillside/Park Place, Cheers, Halloween parties, weddings, funerals of classmates parents, Homecomings….it goes on forever. I loved and will miss you dearly my friend.
You will be missed by the people that new you. Thanks for memories at Park Place. Fly high like a eagle and be free. Until I see you again
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