Cheryl (Achtemeier) Zweifel

Cheryl Faye Achtemeier Zweifel was born November 19, 1942 to Harold F. and Letha Lee McCord Achtemeier at Fairbury, NE and passed away July 1, 2019 at the Jefferson County Health & Life with her daughter and family at her side.

Cheryl was baptized at the Fairbury Methodist Church June 6, 1952.  Cheryl attended Fairbury Public Schools and graduated in 1961.  She received her beauticians license from Joseph’s Beauty School and worked at LaVon Napier’s salon until the birth of her daughter.

Cheryl married Dean Zweifel August 4, 1968 and to this union one daughter, Carrie Lee was born.  After the birth of her daughter, Cheryl was a stay-at-home Mom and housewife.  Cheryl babysat for Jeff Engels children, Emily & Lindsey.  She was Godmother to Emily.  She loved to collect angels and put puzzles together and cook.  Every Christmas she made her specialty “peppernuts” which she shared with her family and friends.  Cheryl and Dean went to a lot of auctions and car races.  She fished a lot in the river just across the road from their house or in their farm pond.  Of course, anything she caught Dean had to clean.  She loved watching wildlife and once she saw a cougar just across the road.  She loved her cats and was very upset when one came up missing.

Cheryl lived on the farm alone after the death of her husband Jan. 1, 2016 until she moved to Cedarwood in March of 2019.  She enjoyed it there as she got to visit with old friends she knew and she especially enjoyed the “whirlpool.”  Cheryl was a loving and forgiving person and never had a bad thing to say.

Cheryl is survived by her daughter Carrie; brother, Gary & wife Linda; sister-in-law Shirley Achtemeier all of Fairbury, sister-in-law Marian May of Chico, CA; special friend Paula Meyers of Fairbury; aunts, cousins and a host of friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband Dean, parents Harold & Letha, in-laws Harry & Grace and brother Jerry.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 9 at the First Baptist Church at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Ben Mills officiating. Interment in the Fairbury City Cemetery. Family will greet friends at Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home in Fairbury on Monday, July 8 from 5-7 p.m.