Cheryl Renee Seibel

CHERYL RENEE (BENHAM) SEIBEL passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at the age of 47 after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born on April 23, 1963 in Klamath Falls, Oregon to parents Leighton "Pete" and Faye Benham. After living in Klamath Falls and Portland, her family moved to Roseburg in 1972. Cheryl graduated from Roseburg High School in 1981. She graduated from Linfield College in 1985 and did graduate work at Portland State University receiving her Masters Degree in Social Work in 1995. After college she began her career as a social worker with Children's Adults and Family Services for a few years and finished her career at Mercy Medical Center. She and her husband David were married on October 14, 1995 and have enjoyed fourteen wonderful years together. After her initial diagnosis of cancer in 2000 she began a ten year quest for the spirit of life that has been an inspiration to all she met. Cheryl was a member of the Oregon Medical Association Alliance and the Bosom Budz Relay for Life Team. She enjoyed quilting, art journaling, good friends and time with her Bernese Mountain dogs. She was preceded in death by her brother Jeff Benham, and her grandparents. Cheryl is survived by her husband, parents and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. A memorial service will be held for Cheryl at St. George's Episcopal Church on Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 3:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest that a donation be made to the American Cancer Society. "If you go outside tonight and look up into the heavens you will notice a new star in the sky. The angels took Cheryl and added one more to their number. She always liked angels, and now she is one."