Cheryl Andresen

Cheryl Lynn Andresen, 75, of South Boardman, Michigan, died May 24, 2025. Cheryl was born on August 21, 1949, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to the late Donald Dwayne and Veronica Alice Harlan (Ziolkowski).

Cheryl enjoyed shooting pistols and was a lifetime NRA member. She loved traveling with family, Christmas, deer hunting, snowmobiling, riding her ATV and SXS. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, meeting her girlfriends for lunch, and morning walks with her hubby and the dogs and cats. She loved her various fur babies over the years.

She worked for 40 years at Sara Lee Bakery, 5 years part-time at Kair Kalkaska, and many various jobs prior.

She is survived by her loving husband, Robert Edwin Andresen, of 45 years. They married on October 27, 1979, at All Faiths Chapel in Traverse City, Michigan. She is also survived by her sons, Nicholas Andresen and Robert (JB) Andresen; brother, Donald Dwayne Harlan II; sister-in-law, Yvonne; niece, Marie (Mark) Fisher; nephew, Dwayne (Caren) Harlan III; great-nieces, Bella Fisher and Eliza Harlan; great-nephew, Ethan Harlan; her beloved cats, Bert & Ernie; and beloved dog, Koda.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Donald Dwayne and Veronica Alice Harlan of Grawn, Michigan, and Edwin and Mary Lou Andresen of Reed City, Michigan.

In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to Hospice of Michigan.

There will be a Celebration of Life for Cheryl on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at the Railroad Square Pavilion in Kalkaska, Michigan from 2pm-6pm. If you would like to bring a dish to pass, please contact the family at 231-645-4900 by July 31, 2025.

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