Cheryl W. Rhoda
May 26, 2025
Born in: Sanford, Maine
Resided in: Sanford, Maine
Cheryl W. Rhoda
1955-2025
SANFORD—Cheryl W. Rhoda, 69, of Sanford, died peacefully on Monday May 26, 2025 at her home.
She was born in Sanford the daughter of Charles and Anita Wentworth. She grew up in Sanford and graduated from Sanford High School in 1974. She had just celebrated her 50th high school reunion this past summer.
After high school, Cheryl lived in Rochester New York and later in Florida, where she met her husband, Mike. Her father came to Florida to live with her for a time and when he passed away, Cheryl and Mike moved back to Maine. Cheryl opened her Stained Glass Studio, Glasworx which she operated up until her retirement in 2021.
Cheryl loved to cook and bake and was a successful gardener. She and Mike enjoyed travelling to Guilford to enjoy live music. She also enjoyed spending time with her friends and family.
Cheryl was predeceased by her parents and her brother, Brian Wentworth.
She is survived by her husband, Mike; her daughter, Karen Hamel and grandson, Mason Eck of Bradenton, FL; her son, Eric Hamel and a cousin, Hope Titcombe.
There will not be any services at this time.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Black-Heald Walker Funeral Home of Sanford-Springvale.
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Mike and family- she may be gone but cherish the time you had and keep those good memories flowing !
Cheryl had a heart of gold. She taught me stained glass, a gift I will always carry with me. She was a great friend and loved her husband, Mike, as well as her daughter, Karen, grandson, Mason and cousin, Hope and was always there when anyone needed a hug or a shoulder to cry on. I miss her so much!
I am so blessed that I got to know you and call you my friend. My days spent in your shop was my happy place.
My deepest condolences and sympathy to your family.
Cheryl is a person that was hard to forget! She was a pillar of information. Her treasures in her life we her husband Mike, her daughter Karen and her grandson Mason. She was a teacher to everyone. No just for stain glass but also lessons on life. She helped me at my lowest point in life. She taught me a beautiful art that I could never have thought was for me. She always greeted everyone with a smile and was a true friend to many. I will remember the good times we shared. One in particular was when we made ravioli! Godspeed Cheryl!
Went to school with Cheryl. She was a good friend. I used to see you when I was in Maine at the glass workshop. She’s a very good person.
Cheryl and I met in 1997. She was a vendor rep for my job. We talked over the phone a lot and made each other laugh all the time. Borderline unprofessional? Yep. Did we care? Nope. lol and when we met in person; I will tell you… Absolute fast friends from the start. I honestly don’t know why as we were 21 years apart in age and lived in different states but it was immediate. I drove down to Tampa to spend a weekend with her the next year. I eventually left that industry as did she but we kept in touch. Reconnecting every year or so and getting caught up with each others lives and laughing. Always laughing. I didn’t see Cheryl often in person and that is a regret I have to live with but I do know that our friendship was special regardless. I will think of her ever time I cook one of her recipes or see an irreverent old woman joke which she loved to post online lol (I could be looking through my Facebook thread, see a screenshot and know it was her that posted it without looking at the poster-although I think some of Mike’s super dry sense of humor had some influence sometimes lol.)
Cheryl was an absolute force of nature! I will miss her for the rest of my life but she will never be forgotten. I will carry het memory and her laughter with me always.
See you on the other side, Kiddo. 😉
I’m so sad to hear of her passing, grateful we were able to connect before I moved away. Cheryl was a great resource for me when I started my business, I very much enjoyed our chats. One of my favorite things about her was her honesty and ability to tell it like it is with no apology. She will be missed.