Cheryl Kim Vollmer Bolin

1949 - 2025

Kim went home to Heaven with joy to be with her Lord and Savior and loved ones on July 17, 2025, in Visalia, Calif., following a long battle with cancer. She was born to Edmund and Betty Vollmer on April 19, 1949, in Sanger, Calif. She grew up in Visalia, Calif. She graduated from Mt. Whitney High School in 1967, the College of the Sequoias in 1969, and Fresno State in 1971, all in California. In 1989, she moved to Elko, Nev., to serve the Presbyterian Church with her new husband, Ralph. She is survived by her daughters, Michelle and Jennifer; granddaughters, Charlotte and Bella; sister, Jody (Eddie) Vollmer; nephews and niece, Bryan, Kevin (Kristen), Mallory; great nieces, Olivia, Everly and Ella; step-children, Evie (Dave) Macway, David (Laura) Bolin and Lulu (Dave) Fite; grandchildren, Sarah (Fjord), Stephen, Jen (Michael), Emily(Reza), Elizabeth (Adam), Scott (GI), Katherine (Andrew), Carolyn, lan, Ryan, Meleigh (Tarun) and Daniel (Emily); great-grandchildren, Zoey, Levi, Olivia, Isaac, Hailey, Tallie, Matteo, Jack and Judah, Marian and John Groff; sister-in-law, Mary Scott and many cousins and lots of friends, who she also considered her family. She was preceded to Heaven by her husbands, Reverend Ralph Bolin and Larry Plunkett, her parents, Ed and Betty, her sister, Kay, and her grandparents, uncles, and aunts.

Kim was a member of the Elko First Presbyterian Church, where she was very active as an Ordained Elder and Deacon, Presbyterian Woman, Commissioned Stephen Minister, and former Wedding Hostess and Sunday School Teacher.

Kim retired as an Elementary School Teacher. She loved children and last taught at Grammar #2. She was a life member of the NNRH Auxiliary, the Board of the Community Concert Association, Life Member of the Northeastern Nevada Museum, and Great Basin College Foundation Legacy Society. She enjoyed volunteering at the Sugar Bush Gift Shop and the California Trail Center. She was a former member of the Elko Navy League. In Visalia, she was a Brownie Leader and Song Leader for Girl Scout Service Unit 15 and a member of the Visalia Women's Bowling Association.

Kim was honored in Elko with the 2001 Heart of Hospice Recognition Award and as a Paul Harris Fellow from the Elko Rotary. She was also awarded a Lifetime Award from Presbyterian Women. In Visalia, she received the 1987 Volunteer of the Year for Girl Scout Service Unit 15.

Faith was the center of Kim's life. She loved her family and wonderful friends, and the Elko Community very much! She loved the ocean, but also loved being in Elko. One of her greatest privileges was to make donations to charitable organizations as God directed her. Her smile and generosity will be greatly missed!

Her Memorial Service - A Celebration of Her Life - will be held on September 6, 2025, at 11 a.m. at the Elko First Presbyterian Church. Although she loved flowers, she asked that donations in her memory be made to a charity of the donor's choice.