MEDFORD -- Cheryl "Cheri" Joy (Armes) Olson, 48, town of Spirit, died Oct. 23, 2009, after complications from a sudden stroke.

A celebration of the memories of her life will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 7 at Hemer Funeral Home in Medford. Family and friends will be encouraged to publicly share their personal memories.

Cheri was born July 18, 1961, in Burlington to Richard A. and Carolyn J. (Wall) Armes Sr. The family relocated to Pittsville in 1967. Cheri was married to Leslie M. Moeller on March 4, 1982, and they later divorced.

Cheri married Howard L. Olson in 1994 and relocated to the town of Spirit in Price County, where she ran a Jersey dairy farm for 14 years. She had been employed the past years at Marathon Cheese in Medford until the time of her death.

In addition to her husband, Howard, survivors include her only daughter, Jessica Moeller of Oconomowoc; a stepson, Josh Olson, and a stepdaughter, Sheila Olson, both of Randolph, two sisters, Viki (Julian) Kulinski of Withee and Suzanne (Gary) Eickert of Denmark; and a brother, Richard Armes Jr. of Marshfield.

Hemer Funeral Home of Medford is assisting the family with arrangements.

For online condolences, visit www.hemerfuneral
service.com.