Graveside Services for Mrs. Chere will be on Monday, June 8, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the New Union Cemetery in Lincoln with Mr. Ron Otto officiating.
No visitation is scheduled.
Virginia Lee Hickey was born on January 15, 1949, in Lincoln, the daughter of Joseph Vincent and Hazel Ellen Lee Hickey. She was united in marriage to Dan “Danny” Chere on May 22, 1971. He preceded her in death on May 2, 2004.
Surviving Mrs. Chere are her daughters: Kimberly (William) Frizzell and Kelly (Chris) Jones; five grandchildren: Kaitlyn (Scott) Flora, Kendall Frizzell, Kinsey Frizzell, Blake Jones, and Luke Jones; two great-grandchildren: Owen Wilson and Emersyn Flora; and her siblings: Joseph (Kay) Hickey, Robert James (Ann) Hickey, Sandra (Robert) Minor, Nancy Sutton, and Rebecca Osborne.
Virginia graduated from the Lincoln Community High School in 1967. She had been employed at the Kroger’s Deli, ran an in-home day care center, and retired from St. Clara’s Manor Nursing Home as the Dietary Manager.
Her hobbies included gardening and spending time with her grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Logan County.
The family has entrusted Peasley Funeral Home with the funeral arrangements.