Cheryl Skaife

Cheryl Skaife

September 19, 1953 - December 18, 2016

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Cheryl L. Skaife, 63, of Livingston formerly of Platteville, died on Sunday December 18, 2016 at her home.  Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 22, 2016 at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville. Pastor Barb Cook will officiate.  Burial will be at the Rock Church Cemetery, Livingston.   Friends may call from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville and from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service on Thursday. Memorials may be made to the Cheryl L. Skaife Memorial Fund.  Online condolences can be made at www.melbyfh.com.

Cheryl was born on September 19, 1953 in Lancaster, Wisconsin, daughter of Alfred and Gertrude (Gates) Taylor. Cheryl was united in marriage to Donald Skaife on January 4, 1992 at the Lancaster United Methodist Church. 

She attended the Oak Ridge School in Waterloo Township and the Rock School in South Lancaster Township and graduated from Lancaster High School.  As a child she treasured time spent on the farm with animals.  After high school she briefly attended UW-Platteville and then worked at ASCS Office (now FSA Office) in Lancaster for a number of years.  After Cheryl and Don were married she worked for many years at the Platteville Veterinary Clinic.  When she was in school she was active in 4-H and participated in high school rodeo, qualifying for national finals.  She remained active in trail riding, gymkhanas and then with her husband, Don showing Western Pleasure and raising Quarter Horses.   She was a member of the Wisconsin Quarter Horse Association and American Quarter Horse Association.  Horses were Cheryl's passion.

Cheryl is survived by her husband, Donald of Livingston; three sons, Justin (Tamara) Knapp of Barre, VT; Troy (Michelle) Knapp of Livingston; Troy Skaife of St. Louis, MO; one brother, Richard (Judith) Taylor of Lancaster.  She was preceded in death by her parents.

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Larry Komarek
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Sending our sympathy on your loss. Miss seeing the entire family.
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Tom and Pat Jonas
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We have such fond memories of Cheryl and her family across generations with our families; trust you are in our thoughts and prayers. Pat's sister Shirley lives across the street from us now, and sends her sympathies as well. We trust and hope your good memories carry you through this difficult time. Tom and Pat (Petersen) Jonas and Shirley (Petersen) Cronick
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Cecil & Janice Landon
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So sorry to hear of Cheryl's passing. God's peace be with you Don, and your family.
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Carol Kay Smith Digman
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Don: I am so sorry for your loss and I have you in my prayers and thoughts. Matt called me this evening to inform of the news. I really would have liked to seen you and your wife back in the summer when we were in Wisconsin to visit Matt and family but we did not have enough time. I hope when you have time you will write me or call me as I really would like to talk to you. I lost a husband in 2004 with lung cancer and I really do have some idea of your pain and loss and I am so sorry for you to have to feel those feelings but you do have to remember all the good times you had with each other and keep those close to your heart forever. You will never forget them. I will give you my phone number if you prefer to sometime just call and we can visit or write as my email address is in this message. 713 447 8806 is my phone countrykate@sbcglobal.net is my email . With my deepest sympathy and prayers, Kay Digman Smith
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Carol Kay Smith Digman
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With my deepest sympathy, so sorry to hear of your loss.
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Jeanne and Gary Lux
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We are very sorry for your loss, Doc. You and your family are in our prayers.

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