8 Aug 1926 – 18 Apr 2012
Wife of Herman Elwood Cardon
Cheryl Ann Schofield Cardon, 85, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, in Tooele, Utah. She was born August 8, 1926, in Manassa, Colo., she was the youngest of five children. She was born to Eliza May Bingham and Charles Samuel Schofield.
Cheryl married Herman Elwood Cardon, July 22, 1944 in Farmington, where their five children were born.
After living two years in Roswell, they moved to Los Alamos, then to White Rock and finally to the beautiful Jemez mountains.
She was known for her love and involvement with music throughout her life., directing many children’s youth, and adult choirs.
Cheryl was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints, serving faithfully in a variety of church callings.
She was preceded in death by her husband; two sisters, Jane Elizabeth Schofield Christensen and Zoa Winona Schofield Hutchins.
Cheryl is survived by two brothers, Chares B. Schofield of Farmington and Aldred E. Schofield of Provo, Utah; five children and their spouses, Cherylann and Barry W. Wilson of Albuquerque, Randall E. and Debra (Taylor) Cardon, Roger A. and Boni (Parkinson) Cardon of the Jemez Mountains, Connie Jo and Kenneth Erdmann of Springville, Utah; Colleen and Kateni Leakehe of Tooele, Utah and numerous grandchildren and great-granchildren, nieces and nephews.
The viewing will be 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel, 366 Grand Canyon, in White Rock.
A funeral service will follow at 2 p.m.
The grave dedication will be held 11:15 a.m. on Monday, April 30, at The Santa Fe National Cemetery.
Published in Farmington Daily Times on April 27, 2012
Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
