Cheryl Slifka

Cheryl (Mrs. Darrell) Slifka, 43, of rural State Center, peacefully passed Friday, May 28th, at the Israel Hospice House in Ames. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 3rd, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in State Center with Pastor Joan Swander officiating. Private interment will be held at a later date. Visitation will be held at the church on Wednesday, June 2nd, from 5-7:00 p.m. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family, for the continued support of the girls. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home West Marshall Chapel in State Center is caring for Cheryl and her family. Ph 641-483-2900. Born Cheryl Sue Pollock on July 30th, 1966, in West Union, Iowa, she was the youngest of seven children born to Gordon and Arlene (Schultz) Pollock. Cheryl graduated from the Valley of Elgin High School in 1984 and graduated from Luther College. Highlights of her college life were her close group of friends and touring Europe with the Luther College Nordic Choir. She passed out bibles on the communist side of the Berlin Wall, prior to the fall of the wall. It was an illegal activity, but her desire was to share her love of God. On October 12th, 1991, Cheryl was united in marriage to Darrell Slifka at the Illyria Church near Elgin, Iowa. Cheryl was employed in Ames until having children. Once the girls were in school, she gained employment at the West Marshall Elementary School as the elementary secretary, she was the Office Mom. She often said of the school, she did not have co-workers, but friends. Her favorite nicknames were Hon and Kiddo. Mrs. Slifka was blessed to work with those she loved- the school children and coworkers (friends). She was an active member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church in State Center and a part of the God Infusion singing group of the church. Left to cherish her memory are Darrell, her loving husband of 18 years, three daughters: Celene, Sydney and Shay all at home, her parents Gordon and Arlene Pollock of Elgin, siblings: Vali (Warren) Leeps of Decorah, Scott (the late Joan) Pollock of Volga, Tom (Lenee) Pollock of Parkersburg, Deon (Kurt) Amundson of Mt. Hope, WI, and Beth (Joel) Harris of Pleasant Plains, IL, close family members- sister-in-law, Daneille Slifka, cousin-in-law, Kathy Tate, as well as numerous nieces and nephews, her church family and all of her kids and friends at the school, the State Center, Iowa and Elgin, Iowa communities, and Luther College alumni friends. In death, Cheryl rejoined her grandparents and oldest brother, Frosty.