Cheryl Jean Finnesy, age 68, of Liberty, MO passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the Liberty Hospital in Liberty, MO. She was born September 4, 1947 in Logan, KS to Walter Henry and Georgine (Bittel) Schurz. She graduated from Logan High School in 1965. She married Rick Finnesy on August 27, 1981 in Las Vegas.

She was a secretary by trade having worked in Hays and then in Liberty for the Liberty Public School System until her retirement. Cheryl was an avid reader and she enjoyed puzzles and embroidery but she was mostly a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.

She is survived by her husband, Rick of Liberty; her children, Cherisa Herrman (Wade) of Liberty, MO and Shad Post (Lori) of Hays; her step children, Chris Finnesy (Nori) of Japan, Paula Thaxton (Travis) of Owasso, OK and Terry Finnesy (Lynn) of Plainville, KS; five brothers, Fred (Linda) Schurz of Salina, Rick (Rhonda) Schurz of Logan, Bob (Sheila) Schurz of Basehor, Hank (Linda) Schurz of Phillipsburg and Shannon (Joan) Schurz of Speed; two sisters, Dena (Kenneth) Vehige of Hays and Connie (D.D.) Breese of Quinter; grandchildren, Josh Post of Phoenix, Alyssa Moeder of Hays, Ryan Post of Hays, Mackenzie Herrman and Conner Herrman of Liberty; step grandchildren, Destiny and Foster Thaxton of Owasso, and Brunson and Kaiya Finnesy of Plainville and two great grandchildren, Mayci and Brooke Moeder of Hays.

She was preceded in death by her parents a brother, David Schurz and a sister Myra Schurz.

Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Monday at St. John’s Catholic Church in Logan, KS with visitation at 9 am until service time. Burial will follow in the Pleasant View Cemetery in Logan.

Visitation will be Sunday 5 PM – 8 PM with a parish vigil and rosary service at 6:30 PM all at Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601.

Memorials are suggested to the American Lung Association

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