In Memory of Cheryl “Scary” Bellino

July 6, 1955 – September 3, 2026

We are asking for help giving our dear friend Cheryl Bellino the loving and dignified farewell she deserves. After years of struggling with physical pain and mental health challenges, Cheryl passed away at home on September 3, 2026. With no family left to make arrangements for her, we are coming together to ensure she can be laid to rest with her mother and brother in Ithaca, NY.

Funds will help cover the care and transportation of Cheryl’s remains and burial, locating her family’s graves, obituary, and a celebration of life. If possible we also hope to safely and respectfully address the complex state of her home and belongings.

Some of Cheryl’s longtime friends spent years trying to help with her health and to keep her safe. Eventually, her struggles became overwhelming and left her more isolated.

But we don’t want Cheryl’s final years to define her.

We remember the Cheryl who loved life. Especially baseball, hockey, live music, the arts, local festivals, nature, animals, photography, and the Chicago Cubs. She was proudly Irish and Italian, loved children, never turned down an invitation to a game, and could strike up a conversation with anyone. Once Cheryl cared about you, she never stopped. Her stubborn loyalty even earned her the nickname “Scary” among close friends. An endearment she wore proudly for 30+ years.

Cheryl was part of our Kennedy Station Restaurant family, where she worked from 1991–1998. She was invested in the lives of not only her coworkers, but their children too, often taking them to Syracuse Crunch and Mets games. She continued asking how they were long after they’d grown up.

Cheryl took pride in working for 19 years with the Onondaga County Law Office.

She cared for her Mother till her passing in 2005, and then her brother till his passing in 2021. She was a caregiver at heart.

Now, we want to give Cheryl the dignity every person deserves in death: compassionate care of her remains, a final resting place with her family, and a meaningful celebration of her life.

Any amount you can contribute will help. If you cannot donate, sharing this fundraiser means just as much.

Please help us remember Cheryl for the life she lived. And feel free to leave a memory here.

Obituary and celebration of life, TBD.

Rest in peace, Scary. You were truly one of a kind, and you will be missed.

Love,

Lisa, and your Kennedy Station family.