WORCESTER – Cheryl Ann Lovering, 64, passed away peacefully at home in Worcester on May 26, 2013 surrounded by family and friends.

Cheryl was born in Princeton, NJ to Ann and Calvin Lovering on December 18, 1948.

She attended Princeton High School and received her LPN degree in the early 1980's.

She was a retired Surgical Nurse from Bassett Hospital.

Cheryl was an avid gardener, an adventurer who loved to travel. But, she will be remembered most for her wicked sense of humor, and her deep love for family and friends.

Cheryl is predeceased by her parents, Ann and Calvin Lovering; and her grandson-in-law, SPC Jeremiah Sancho.

Surviving Cheryl are four children, Thomas Helgenson (Madalyn), Sharon and Joseph Bocco, Frederick Carbonara (Gabrielle) and Paula Carbonara (Daniel); five grandchildren, Owen, Trevor, Catherine, Rai Anne and Joseph; her sisters, Sandra Egan and Robin Thompson; her brother, Calvin Lovering; several nieces and nephews; and her closest friends, Merri, Tom and Barbara and still many more who called her mom.

A memorial service will be 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at the E.J. Skinner Co., Funeral Chapel in Worcester, with Rev. Judith A. Thistle, officiating.

Donations may be made to the Susquehanna SPCA, 4841 State Highway 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Expressions of sympathy may be sent to, www.skinnerfuneralchapel.com

The E.J. Skinner Co., 155 Main St., Worcester, is serving the family.