Cheryl's funeral and expenses

My mother and my best friend passed away Tuesday night at 8:03 pm on August 16, 2022. My mom, Cheryl Hetu, was not only an amazing wife to my father, David Hetu Sr., but She was also an awesome mother to me and my brother Danny. She was also a mother figure to very many people, always trying to help others and go out of her way. This November is going to be our parent's 50th anniversary. Her birthday is also Sept 1st, and she will be 68. Her sudden passing comes as a massive shock to the family and friends. Anyone who knew my mother loved her and could talk to her for hours. She had a sense of humor that was unmatched. No shortage of jokes and laughs to be shared. She and my dad had a bond that could never be broken. Everyone will miss her. My father's whole life began to fall apart as there was not anything he would not do for her.

Her early life, at about 15 years old, was filled with chatting on CB Radio, where she first met my father. For six months, they talked. My father remembers that day well. When they first met, it was like the fairy tale movies you watched as a kid. When they met, it was love at first sight. He knew that she would be his bride one day. She enjoyed doing everything with my father and vice versa. There isn't anything he wouldn't do for her, no matter what. Remember how I told you that their love story was like the movies? My father would literally ride his bike from Woonsocket to Scituate often to go see my mother. I am very confident that no mountain, no river, no obstacle could keep my father from seeing my mother. He couldn't spend enough time with her. From the time they met, they were inseparable.

My mother loved horses, Panda Bears, Lilacs, Fixing cars, and Spending her time with her grandsons, Dylan and Cody. She enjoyed sitting at the table with her playing cards and puzzles and Spending every moment with my father, family and friends. They married on November 18, 1972; it was the happiest day of their lives. They owned a restaurant together and worked there together. Eventually, they quit the business and worked together elsewhere. Later in life, they had my brother and me. From that moment on, we were their world; my mom sacrificed a lot for us kids and our friends. She could always be seen chatting with friends in our neighborhood, with the neighbors and my friends. Always cheerful, ALWAYS lending a helping hand. Unfortunately, she became physically ill shortly after my brother was born, and it became difficult for her to work; She then spent most of her life taking care of myself and my brother and my father where she could. Her favorite pastime was chatting with neighbors and helping others in any way she could. My father has been working hard every day despite having his own illnesses while always coming home to my mother to help her.

My family has always been the ones to help anyone that needed anything. Ask anyone we know; we have NEVER asked for help or something in return, always giving no matter what we dealt with.

It has been very hard to come to this conclusion to ask others for help. Unfortunately, with the rising costs of today’s economy and my mother's unexpected passing, finances have become very hard on my family, especially since my father is retired and on a fixed income. This is something unusual for us to ask for help as my mother was more the one giving help than receiving help. Unfortunately, there is no life insurance or state insurance; We have exhausted all avenues of assistance for support. With sadness, we ask those who can donate and those who can't please help by sharing this link. All money will help my mother be put to rest and assist with other bills until my father can get back on his feet after the devastating loss of his wife of 50 Years. Any amount will help.

“She was not only my wife but also my life.”-David Hetu Sr.

Thank You, and God Bless