Cheryl Janke-Hillman
March 19, 1951 ~ September 23, 2019
Resided in:
Union City, California
Cheryl Marie Janke Hillman, longtime resident of Union City, passed away quietly at Fremont
Kaiser Hospital on Monday at age 68.
Cheryl was born at St. John's Catholic Hospital in Santa Monica, moved to the Bay Area, and
graduated from Alameda High School. She worked locally as a property manager for over 40
years where she built relationships and fostered a sense of community by organizing countless
events. Cheryl was an avid baker and lover of all things holiday-related. She dedicated her life
to celebrating the little things, spreading love and joy to those she cared about, especially her
family, and she provided a welcoming, non-judgemental space to all. She fought a long, painful
battle and is at peace now, with people she loves, and will be dearly missed.
Cheryl is survived by her loving husband, Kurt Hillman; daughter, Jennifer (Hillman) Franklin;
son, Casey Hillman; grandchildren, Kayden (age 7), Jack (age 6), Blake (age 4) and Raelynn
(age 3); brothers, Robert Janke, Jerome Janke, John Janke; sister, Kathleen (Janke) Alford.
Her brother, Irving Janke, and her parents, Irvin Janke and Dorothy (Tomszak) Janke preceded
her in death.
Services will be held on Friday, October 4, 2019. Public viewing will begin at 9:15 am and
services begin at 10:30 am at Berge Pappas Smith Chapel of Angels at 40842 Fremont Boulevard in Fremont,
CA. The burial will be at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery at 26320 Mission Boulevard in Hayward, CA
immediately afterward. A celebration of life will follow.
The family has started a GoFundMe to support with funeral costs at
https://www.gofundme.com/f/cherishing-cheryl-memorial-fund Any help is appreciated. Thank
you!
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Deepest condolences to Mr. Kurt Hillman and all family members during this time.
Cheryl was an amazing woman and she will truly be missed by many residents and Directors who had known her during her forty+ years at Contempo.
Contempo Homeowners Association
So sorry to hear this sad news. I had such fun with Cheryl both when she was visiting in Minnesota and when I traveled to California. I am also sad that communication from her had ceased for some unknown reason. The California Janke family was always deeply loved by their Minnesota family. I learned a lot from Cheryl and many good laughs. She was a great, nice, fun person and I know your family will miss her dearly.
I don’t know if you remember me but I was a good friend of jenn in highschool. I just wanted to share my deepest condolences. Cheryl was such an amazing person and mother and I will never forget her lemon bars OR when she warned us to be careful eating them…only to choke on the powdered sugar as well haha. I have not been to a game night that matched hers and am blessed to have learned gin rummy from her. Im so so sorry for your loss.