Vera Jo Cheek Obituary (1955 - 2020)

Vera Jo Cheek, 64, of Farmer City, Illinois, passed away at 3:45 P.M. Sunday, February 16, 2020, at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal, Illinois. A Celebration of Life Service will be held from 2:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Saturday, April 11, 2020, at the Joe Williams American Legion Post #55, Farmer City, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. Ms. Cheek was born September 22, 1955, in Champaign, Illinois, to Nathan Elmer and Mary Lucille Barlow Cheek. She married Michael Bray on August 29, 2015, in Farmer City, Illinois. He survives in Farmer City, Illinois. Also surviving are her three daughters, Elizabeth (Rusty) Barnes of Plano, Texas, Heather Bennett of Farmer City, Illinois, and Deana Ostrander of Paulding, Ohio; one son, Brett Ostrander of Tennessee; four grandchildren, Taylor Donnelson, Bennett Donnelson, Hunter Risler, and Lillian Risler; two brothers, Nathan (Emily) Cheek of Tipton, Indiana, and Matthew Cheek of Mansfield, Illinois; two sisters, Rebecca Morefield and Cynthia Donovan both of Lexington, Illinois; one half-sister, Beverly Stewart of Florida; a close nephew, Daniel Stewart; and close cousins, Vanessa (Chris) Newberry and Felicia (Evan) Hughes. She was preceded in death by her parents.