Cheryl Ann Knudson, 56, went home to be with her heavenly father on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, due to complications in the hospital.
Cheryl Ann Knudson was born on August 13, 1965 in West Chester, PA to Rev. Paul and Sally Brannan. She graduated high school in McIntosh, SD.
On August 5th 1983, she married Oran Baumeister and moved to Tribune, KS where she had two children, Evan James, and Preston Michael. She was a stay at home mom while the boys were young. As years went by, she moved to Sidney, MT, and was working at Cenex where she would meet the love of her life. On October 13, 1995, she married Walter Richard Knudson. With his came three children, Alicia, Zeth, and Nate. She worked at Footers and 1st Choice Collison. Then life happened and she became a stay at home mom and Nana. She was a mother to her children, but also to many who came into her home and she loved every one of them. She was the rock that held her family together. She would always let you know how she felt. She wasn’t afraid to speak her mind. She would always open her home to those who needed someone to talk to or whoever needed her help. She enjoyed hosting family gatherings it always made her happy being around those that she loved. She was always taking care of children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, but that wouldn’t stop her from being a friend, sister, or aunt.
Cheryl enjoyed many things in her life, scrapbooking, card making, motorcycle riding, hunting, gardening, and cleaning houses for others. You could always hear her cheering on her children at baseball games, football games, and derbies.
Cheryl was a very caring and loving wife, mother, nana, sister, aunt, and friend. She touched a lot of lives with her words, her touch, and with her huge hugs and kisses. She will forever be in our hearts and minds. Until we see you again.
Surviving her is; her husband, Walter Knudson; her adopted sons, Channing and Logan Knudson; her children, Preston Baumeister of Billings, Nate Knudson, Alicia Knudson of Bismarck, ND, and Zeth Knudson of Ardmore, OK; her four grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren; her siblings, Paul “PJ” (Janet) Brannan of Sidney, MT, Lee Brannan(Lorrie Miner) of Chamberlin, SD, Penny (Adree) Tyler, of Fairview, OK, and Robyn Brannan of Sidney, MT; and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by; her parents, Rev. Paul and Sally Brannan; her son, Evan Baumeister, and grandson, Ace Baumeister.