Cherilyn Faye Brookhart went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center.
Cherilyn was born in Williamstown, Mo. on Dec. 23, 1946, to Earl & Mildred Fishback. In 1964 Cherilyn’s best friend introduced her to the love of her life Jerry and she knew after their first date that he was a keeper and married him on Oct. 2, 1966. During their 57 years of wedded bliss, they enjoyed traveling, gardening, bird watching, drinking coffee on their deck, watching every St. Louis Cardinals baseball game, loving all of their dogs and cats that they had, and of course spending time with her 3 children Jamie (Karen) Brookhart of Muscatine, Shawna (Mark) Jones of Waterloo, Ill., Jenna Lowe of Burlington, Iowa and 9 grand-children McKenna, Lucy, Grace, Parker, Lincoln, Gavin, Vaughn, Safia, and Mia. Along with immediate family, she is survived by her sisters-in-law Esther Ann Fishback, Wyneta Fishback, Elaine Fishback, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Cherilyn was also dedicated to special needs community through her years of dedicated service at Burlington Community School District and Hope Haven. She was also an active member of Parkside First Baptist Church. She always had ears to listen, arms to give a hug, words of wisdom to speak, a hand to hold, and a heart that led her to pray.
Cherilyn is preceded in death by her parents, her 3 brothers, Earl Wayne Fishback, Kenneth Fishback, and Thomas “Bud” Fishback.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Memorials for St. Jude Children's Hospital & PAW Animal Shelter in Ft. Madison, have been established.