Cheryl J. “Cheri" Brown, 73, of Peterson passed away on Tuesday morning, Nov. 25, 2025, at Careage Hills Nursing Home after a 15 month battle with brain cancer.
Memorial services will be held on Monday, Dec. 8, at 10:30 a.m. at First Congregational Church of Peterson. Pastor Tyler Thomsen will officiate. Burial will be held at Oakland Cemetery at Peterson at a later date. Visitation with the family present will be held on Sunday, Dec. 7, from 3-5 p.m. at First Congregational Church in Peterson. Boothby Funeral Home of Cherokee is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to Peterson CRU or the Peterson Lions Club in Cheri's honor.
Cheri was born in Cherokee on July 3, 1952, to Duane and Phylis (Struve) Anderson. She spent her childhood on the farm north of Peterson. Her days were filled with normal chores around the farm and her first love, horses. Her favorites were Beauty and Queenie. She graduated from Sioux Valley High School in 1970 and then attended Storm Lake School of Hairstyling graduating in 1971.
Following graduation from beauty school, Cheri married her life partner, Greg Brown, on June 4, 1971, from Cherokee. Cheri and Greg met between her junior and senior year of high school with help of his cousin. To this union, three boys were born: Ryan in 1973, Shawn in 1975 and Shane in 1976.
Cheri and Greg first lived in Holstein then moved back to Peterson, where she eventually owned her own beauty shop. She owned Chery's Beauty Shop for nearly 50 years, while also working for Wendy Delutri towards the end. It was when Wendy was quitting, Cheri thought it was time to retire also. Many customers thanked her for making them look their best over her many years of hairstyling.
Cheri played by her dad's rule that if you play hard, you have to work hard! Cheri was a member of First Congregational Church, where she held several offices and was president of Women's Fellowship for several years. She also enjoyed fishing and snowmobiling with numerous out of state vacations, both with family and friends. She couldn't wait for her annual Miltona, Minn. week, a place she loved since she was a little girl going with her parents and brothers.
Cheri was preceded in death by her infant son Shawn in 1975; brother Rick in 2010; father Duane in 2020; mother Phyllis in 2021; and sister-in-law Peggy Jaminet in 2024.
Left to cherish her memory is her husband Greg; two sons, Ryan Brown and Shane Brown; granddaughters, Josie (special friend Billy Lange) and Lily; brother Jon (Janet) Anderson; sister-in-law Deb Anderson; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Jeff (Patty) Brown, Rod (Marci) Brown and Fred Jaminet; also many nieces, nephews and friends.
