Mass of Christian Burial for Cheryl Ann Nuese, 70, of Cottonwood, will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, December 18, 2023, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Marshall. Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 17, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. with a CCW Rosary at 4:00 p.m. and a Parish Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Marshall. Visitation will continue on Monday from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. at the remembrance center. Interment will follow the service at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Marshall.
Cheryl Ann (Wakefield) Nuese was born on October 2, 1953, in Tracy, to Richard and Lorraine (Willard) Wakefield. She grew up attending Tracy Public Schools and graduated from Tracy High School in the spring of 1972. On January 13, 1973, Cheryl was united in marriage to Richard Nuese. Together, the couple has four children: Melissa, Laurie, Chad and Kristie. They raised their family in Cottonwood, MN. Cheryl always put her family first. She enjoyed hosting family gatherings and decorating for the holidays. She loved to have her grandkids and daycare kids around and going to all of their activities. Cheryl loved taking care of all her daycare kids over the past 50 ½ years and when she wasn’t doing daycare, she worked at the Minneota Manor for 30 years on the weekends. She had many wonderful memories with her family and daycare kids over the years doing the things they loved to do together. She liked being outside and playing games, gardening, feeding the animals, driving tractors, camping and going on golf cart rides, stamping and scrapbooking all of the pictures she had taken over the years.
Cheryl died on Friday, December 15, 2023, under hospice care and surrounded by family at her residence in Cottonwood. She is survived by her children Melissa (Scott) Gile of Cottonwood, Laurie (Tom) Rothery of Gilbert, AZ, Chad (Stacie) Nuese of Minneota, Kristie Nuese of Cottonwood; grandchildren Makenzie (Colin) Thompson, Logan Gile, Megan Gile, Noah Wilkens, Jaxon Rothery, Kamden Rothery, and step-grandchild Ty Baune; siblings Laurance (Margaret) Wakefield, Linda (Galen) Boerboom, Les (Linda) Wakefield, Dianne (George) Raymond, Rick (Lori) Wakefield, Nancy (Tim) Swanson; brother-in-law John (Linda) Nuese, Doug (Cindy) Nuese and many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents Richard and Lorraine Wakefield, parents-in-law Terrence and Shirley Nuese, husband Richard, and many family and friends that left before her.
