A Visitation will be held from 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Wednesday, April 25 followed by a Memorial Service at 7:00pm at Mt. Moriah, Newcomer and Freeman Funeral Home, 10507 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Missouri.
Ms. Retrum was born in Kansas City where she lived out her life. She was a graduate of Shawnee Mission South High School and earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Kansas. She was employed in a variety of occupations to include retail sales, travel agent, real estate and owning her own candy store. An avid traveler, she visited all the States in the USA, Canada, London and numerous trips to the orient. She was a lifelong member of St. John's Methodist Church and sang in the senior choir.
She is survived by her brother, Richard Retrum and his wife Carol of Leawood, Kansas.
Cheryl Retrum is remembered by family and friends as a truly unique person who possessed a wide-ranging curiosity, was an avid reader, had a buoyant and friendly personality and leaves a cherished legacy to all who knew her.
Condolences may be made at www.mtmoriah.net.
