Ms SHERYL YRJANSON To TAPS

Ms SHERYL YRJANSON passed away 6/3/2018.

Sheryl D. Yrjanson, nee Smith, 79 years old of Columbia, IL., passed away on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at SSM St. Clare Hospital, Fenton, MO pecefully surrounded by her family. She was born February 15, 1939, in Brookings, SD.

She was a member of MOAA & Ft. Harrison Retired Officers Wives Club.

Surviving are her Son, Gary (Barbara) Yrjanson; her Daughter, Bethany K. (Todd) Castor; her Grandson, Phil (Sable) Yrjanson; her step-grandchildren, Dale (Nicole) Kronk II & Amanda Kronk; her Great-Grandchildren, Christian & Damyen; along with other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her Parents, Freeman O. & Vivian Smith, nee Horswill; her Husband, Col. Robert E. Yrjanson and her Son, Joel Yrjanson, her Sister, Dawn Lee.

Visitation will be Saturday, June 9, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. at Leesman Funeral Home in Dupo, IL.

Services will be Saturday June 9, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Leesman Funeral Home in Dupo, IL.

At Mrs. Yrjanson request, cremation will take place after the services and burial will be held at a later date in South Dakota.

In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that memorial contributions be directed to Lupus Foundation of America, 5701 Columbia Ave., St. Louis, MO, 63139 or Garden Place Senior Living, 480 DD Road, Columbia, IL., 62236. For more information, please access our website, www.leesmanfuneralhome.com.