Cheryl Lynn Ravagnie, 71, of Huntley, died peacefully at home on September 27, 2022, surrounded by her loving husband and her 4 children.
Cheryl was born in Chicago on September 18, 1951. The daughter of Harold and Grace Biarnesen, raised in Schaumburg. On October 31, 1970 she married her best friend from High School Roy Ravagnie, her husband of almost 52 years. They had 4 wonderful children who adored her. She enjoyed, traveling, baking, gardening, ironing, crafting and quilting. Her passion was her family and her grandchildren, having family dinners and spending a lot of family time together. Cheryl loved traveling with Roy to Hawaii, Arizona and many other locations. Cheryl spent the last 2 winters in Arizona enjoying the sun, hiking, sightseeing and the beauty of the state. She was drawn to quilting and helping at her church. Her greatest accomplishments were her children and her grandchildren, nothing brought her more joy. Cheryl was a loving mother, grandmother and friend who will be missed dearly by all who knew her.
She is survived by her children, Scott (Sheryl) Ravagnie, Julie (Ron) Staiger, Lisa (Damien) Galvin and Ryan (Carrie) Ravagnie, by her nine grandchildren, Alex, Dakota, Arik, Braden, Ian, Gabriella, Brooklyn, Lydia, and Amelia, She is also survived by her sisters, Pam and Kim.
She was preceded in death by her parents Harold, Grace and sisters Dawn and Penny.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, from 3-9pm at DeFiore Funeral Home 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley, IL. 60142
Church service will be held on Wednesday October 5, 2022 at Trinity Lutheran Church 11008 N. Church Street, Huntley, IL. 60242 with visitation at 9:00am. Service will be live streamed starting at 10:30am will be live-streamed by going to https://www.facebook.com/defiorefuneral. Luncheon to follow after the service at the church.
In lieu of flower donations can be made in her name to St Jude Children’s research hospital or Turpentine Creek Wildlife Rescue.
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We are so very sorry for your loss. We are Keeping you in our prayers.
I am so sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to the entire family. She will be missed by many.
Cheryl, you were the most loving and selfless mother, grandmother and wife I’ve ever known. I always looked up to you. I am so thankful to have known you and ever so grateful to you for lovingly accepting my son into your family as your own. You will forever be missed and will stay in my heart always. I love you and will miss your beautiful face, your charming sense of humor, your warmth and generosity. You were the real deal; genuine and kind, always thinking of others. Rest in peace, lovely lady.
I am so sorry for your loss. I truly have to say she was the best sister-in-law a person could ask for. Until we meet again rest in peace. Love you.
I am so sorry for your loss. Cheryl was a kind and gentle soul. She loved everyone she met. I am so thankful to have known you and for excepting me into your family. Our traveling memories will be forever in my heart. You will be sorely missed by your family and friends. Rest In Peace Cheryl.
Our deepest condolences to the family. Cheryl was such a wonderful person and we never saw her without a smile on her face. May you all find comfort with each other as you go through this. May Cheryl rest in paradise.
We all are in shock! We are all in a fog with this news. She was a terrific friend. She was always smiling and was kind to everyone. She will be missed. Our condollenses goes out to your family. She surely will be missed and their is a void in this universe. Rest in peace sweet Cheryl. Take comfort knowing she is in paradise with her mom and Dad and her sisters.
To Roy and family. Cheryl brought so much joy to the world. When we first meet at Trinity she was so welcoming. The times we spent together quilting I will always cherish. She is no longer in pain and in Heaven with God now!
My condolences to you and your family, Roy. Cheryl was so kind and loving, she will truly be missed. My heart is breaking for you.
I am so sorry to hear this. Cheryl was always smiling. She will be missed by many.
We are so very sorry for the loss of your wife. Such an incredibly nice person, our Sympathies to you and your entire family at this difficult time.
“Well done, good and faithful servant”. That’s Cheryl! Our deepest sympathy to you Roy and family. Cheryl and I met at Trinity in 2004 or 2005. What a caring, giving, smiling, gently lady. I invited her to attend a small in home 8 week Bible study. She said YES. She attended several more over the next few years and was an active, delightful and engaging participant. Later we were part of a revolving Bible study. When it was her turn to host, that’s where I saw her heartfelt decor wrapped around family. Such a humbling soul! You created a lovely home together. It was inspiring to see her and you at our Senior Trinity picnic last month. God has her tucked safely under his wing. So now we pray for you Roy and your family. May God’s blessings be showered upon you.
We are so very sorry to hear of Cheryl's passing. Our thoughts are with you and your family at this difficult time.
Roy and family sorry for your loss. I remember Cheryl fondly from 2nd grade until the last time I saw her.
Roy and family, so sorry for your loss she was a great lady And a super Classmate…..
I am so sad to hear of Cheryl’s passing. I only met her once at a high school reunion when I sat with her and Roy. She was so sweet and friendly and I frequently saw her happy pictures in Facebook. I’m so sorry Roy, yours was a true love story! She was a special lady.
My condolences to Roy and the family I’m so sorry for your loss.Cheryl was truly a kind and Wonderful person.I always enjoyed when we talked and inevitably we would end up laughing about something.It’s just hard because life is so short and flies by so quickly . We need to cherish The time we have with all our friends and family. No matter how much it hurts remember she’s in a place with no pain or sorrow just joy and peace. She will be truly missed but not forgotten for the kindness and love she showed to us. And look forward to seeing her again one day.
So sorry Roy! Can't believe it. She was such a beautiful lady. My best to you and your family
I am so sorry Roy for the loss of your everything, Cheryl. Cheryl was devoted to her husband, Roy, and their four wonderful children. Being a wife, mother and grandmother was Cheryl’s joy in life. She made it look so effortless to raise four children. It is difficult for all of us who knew her to believe she was taken from this world so young. Cheryl was beautiful, witty, kind and generous. Cheryl was so brave fighting through the pain of cancer. I am relieved she is finally free from pain and suffering but broken hearted of the loss of a extraordinary woman.
We are sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with family and friends.
My condolences to you and your family, Roy. Cheryl was so kind and loving, she will truly be missed. My heart is breaking for you.
To Roy and family. Cheryl brought so much joy to the world. When we first meet at Trinity she was so welcoming. The times we spent together quilting I will always cherish. She is no longer in pain and in Heaven with God now!
Our prayers are with Roy and the whole family and friends. God Bless everyone.
Roy, we just found out about Cheryl’s recent passing. We were very surprised to hear this since she looked wonderful at the 50th class reunion a couple years ago. She looked exactly like she did at graduation! Here she raised 4 children and had 9 grands and still looked like a teenager. We reconnected on FB and we loved reading her posts about you and your family… so beautiful. We will keep you in our prayers for comfort and peace during this sad time. So sorry.
What a great neighbor, we enjoyed are dinners together and watching the wonderful way the family grew together. Please take comfort in your memories
She sounds like she was a great mom and grandma. You were so very lucky to have had her in your lives. I hope your wonderful memories help you in this time of great loss. I know you still feel her love in your heart. The invisible string between her heart and yours will always connect you, forever and ever.
My condolences to all of Cheryl's family. So sorry for your loss. Had a lot of good times with Cheryl's family. Special hugs for Ron and Julie.
We are so sorry for your loss. Cheryl was such a beautiful person. Our prayers go out to Roy and family.
I wish I could have made it ip in person. I have your hole family in my Prayer. I have many fond memories of Cheryl, her smile was contagious! So sorry for your loss.
Our deepest condolences. Cheryl and her bright smile will be forever missed.
So sorry to hear about Cheryl. I remember some fun times when the kids were in grade school. Please accept our deepest sympathy. She was way too young for this to happen. Love to the entire family.
We are sorry for your loss! May she live on in all your Wonderful memories! We send prayers and love!
We are so sorry to hear of your loss. How fast life can change! May you find comfort surrounded by friends and family and cherish all the memories! Our thoughts and prayers are with you all!
Roy and family. Our deepest condolences on the loss of Cheryl. Please know you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
We are so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.