Obituaries

Cheryl Lee Menders, 46

Obituary and service information from Covenant Funeral Service.

Cheryl Lee Menders, 46, of Stafford County died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Mary Washington Hospital.

Cheryl was a graduate of Touro College in New York with a masters in Physical Therapy. She ran several physical therapy facilities across the country and prior to her illness she was a physical therapist at Golden Living Center. Cheryl was a scrapbooking enthusiast and was the former owner of Croppin Companion in Fredericksburg. She was a member of Salem Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Doug Menders; three sons, Jacob, Joshua and Caleb Menders; her father, Michael Bawlick of Oxford, Connecticut; brother, Daniel Bawlick of Oxford, Connecticut; her “Mom-Mom”, Gayl Ritter of Horton, Michigan; and her friend, Amy Thompson of Northern Virginia.

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The family will receive friends from 5 to 7pm Saturday, April 26 at Covenant Funeral Service, Fredericksburg.

A celebration of her life will be held at 3pm Sunday, April 27 at Salem Baptist Church Family Life Center. A graveside service will be held at Noon Monday, April 28 at Quantico National Cemetery.

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In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Salem Baptist Church (Memo: Menders Scholarship Fund), 4044 Plank Rd., Fredericksburg, Va. 22407.


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