Cheryl German-Chung

Cheryl Sue German-Chung, 67, Cedar City, Utah passed away on September 4, 2013 at the Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah. She was born at Fort Wayne, IN on July 28, 1946 to Erwin & Virginia (Spaulding) German. She graduated from Huntertown High School in 1964 and attended Parkview Nursing School. Cheryl served as an Army Nurse, 1st LT, in Vietnam. She worked triage for the 93rd EVAC Hospital, 44th Med Brigade in Long Bien, Republic of South Vietnam. After returning from Vietnam, she continued with nursing and Veterans advocacy work. She was instrumental in completing the Vietnam Womens' Memorial Whistle Stop Tour in which the Women's Statue now sits in Washington, DC on the National Mall. Cheryl is also responsible for the completion of the Iron County, Utah Vietnam Veterans Memorial located in Cedar City, Utah. She researched all of the information on the granite panels of this memorial. She continued her nursing career with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Cheryl is survived by her husband, David O. Chung, whom she married on May 27, 1991. She is also survivied by her brothers, Craig S. (Janice) German, Flowery Branch, GA and Curtis R. (Brenda) German, Fort Wayne, IN; sisters Coleen Lunn, Greenwood, IN; Carla (Tom) Bechman, Franklin, IN and Carma (Bruce) Foster, Laketon, IN. Brother-in-law, Daniel Chung, Lisle, IL, sister-in-law, Cathy (John) Chung-Huxhold, Chicago, IL, mother-in-law, Catherin Chung, Algonquin, IL and 14 nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her parents, brother-in-law Robert J. Lunn and her father-in-law Louis W. Chung. Services will be held September 13, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the Marion National Cemetery Chapel, 1700 E. 38th Street, Building # 65, Marion, IN. Friends and family may call on Friday September 13, from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. at the cemetery chapel. Arrangements are entrusted to McKee Mortuary, North Manchester, IN. For those who wish to honor the memory of Cheryl German-Chung, memorial contributions may be made to the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation, Inc. 1735 Connecticut Ave. NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20009. To send a private condolence to the Chung family, use the Condolence link on the Homepage.