Cheryl Lynn (Ruckert) Holder, 77, of Franklin, passed April 25 surrounded by family, at Cedarwood Gardens in Franklin. She was the wife of the late David T. Holder who passed in 2003.
Born in Massapequa Park, Long Island, New York, December 5, 1944, the daughter of the late Oscar and Evelyn (Veritzen) Ruckert, Mrs. Holder was raised in and had lived in New York & Vermont before coming to Massachusetts in 2012.
Cheryl loved to cook, do all sorts of crafts, travel, tend her flower garden and above all be with her family & friends.
She is survived by her children, Thomas M. Holder and his wife Pamela of Bellingham, Wayne R. Holder and his wife Tricia of Durham, North Carolina and Rachael E. Holder and her husband Alex Medina of Fitchburg.
She is also survived by her sister Rosemary Hess of Rockville, Maryland.
Cheryl is also survived by her grandchildren, Janine Holder, Jensen Holder, Kay Champagne, Ethan Holder, Liam Holder, Mary Katherine Holder, Ericka Fermon and Sean Fermon along with much loved nieces and nephews.
Her services will be held in the Ginley Funeral Home of Franklin (www.ginleyfuneralhomes.com) 131 Main Street, Franklin on Thursday, May 19 at 11:00 a.m.
Visitation will be on Thursday from 10:00-11:00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial gift may be made in her memory to the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (www.aspca.org)