Funeral services for 69-year-old Cheryl Bjoin, of Butterfield, Minnesota, will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, January 21, 2017, at the First Lutheran Church in St. James, Minnesota. The church is located at 715 6th Avenue South.
Online family condolences may be sent to: sturmfh.com.
Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home-St. James Chapel.
Cheryl Bjoin passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2017, after a short but valiant battle with stage #4 lung cancer.
Cheryl Joan Bjoin was born on February 21,1947 in Crookston, Minnesota.
After graduating from Crookston High School, she attended the University of Minnesota and obtained a Masters Degree in Library Science. She worked at various libraries including Crookston and Cambridge before settling in Butterfield in 1990, where she was the head librarian for Watonwan County.
Cheryl traveled to places such as Europe, Africa, Mexico and South America. Cheryl was well known for her love of animals. She had several dogs, but her first, Animosh, always had a special place in her heart. As the president of the Watonwan County Humane Society, she was involved in finding forever homes for many dogs and cats. Cheryl was very civic-minded and was involved in the community including being a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club.
Survivors include her sister, Bonnie Sprague; nieces, Kathy (Patrick) DeLaPointe, Lorrie (Douglas) Collison and Beth(Jerry) Hunter and dear friends who were her extended family, Elizabeth Fait (Eirik Rennan and family), Katherine Fait Bakey (Tom Bakey and boys), Elvia Rivas (and family) as well as many other friends and beloved pets.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Gardner and Ethel Bjoin.
The family requests in lieu of flowers memorials be made to the Watonwan County Humane Society or Watonwan Library.
