Cheryl (Lynn) Silvonek was a bubbly, happy teenager who cheered on the Jim Thorpe Area School District Olympians.

Silvonek, 54, of Upper Macungie Township, was stabbed to death and her body was discovered Sunday in South Whitehall Township.Caleb Gregory Barnes, 20, a U.S. Army specialist 4 stationed at Fort Meade, Maryland, was arraigned Monday on homicide charges in the death.Silvonek was the daughter of Clark K. Sr. and Margaret E. (Watkins) Lynn of Jim Thorpe and her husband, David Silvonek, was from Lehighton.Many of her relatives are still in Carbon County. Her brothers are Clark K. Lynn Jr. and his wife, Tonya of Jim Thorpe and Jeffrey T. Lynn of Lehighton.After graduating with the Class of 1978, she studied at Lehigh Carbon Community College and worked at Switchback Medical Center.Staff there on Tuesday were too devastated to talk with a reporter.Cheryl later married David Silvonek, and later began working as a medical secretary at Lehigh Valley Health Network, 17th and Chew streets in Allentown. She worked in the Center for Women's Medicine for the last 30 years.LVHN spokesman Brian Downs released a statement saying only that "We are deeply saddened that we have lost one of our Lehigh Valley Health Network colleagues with the tragic passing of Cheryl Silvonek. We express our deepest sympathy to Cheryl's family, colleagues and friends and want them to know that they are in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time."High school friends remember her.She was an "absolutely sweet girl in Jim Thorpe High School where she was a fellow cheerleader," said Suzie McLean, who was in the same class as Silvonek's brother, Clark Lynn.She "always was kind, with an infectious smile. So sad. Our prayers are with her and her loved ones," McLean said.Donna Peck said, "I graduated with Cheryl. She was a great person ... so very sorry for her family/parents."Jane Longazel of Jim Thorpe said, "I knew Cheryl since kindergarten. We did eight years together at St. Joseph's Elementary and went on to four years in high school where our lockers were besides each other. We carpooled together to go to our summer job at Scotties. She was a wonderful person, vibrant, a good listener, a true friend to all who knew her. I am beyond shocked that a blessed soul like her is gone."Former classmate Geralyn Scarpati of Jim Thorpe said that as teenagers, she and Cheryl hung out together in Jim Thorpe."She was such an all around fun girl. Everybody was her friend. She had such a sparkling smile," Scarpati said."She was also so happy-go-lucky. She was so nice to everybody, and had so many friends. She was a cheerleader, so full of Olympian spirit," she said.According to police, Barnes was the boyfriend of Silvonek's daughter.Police said Barnes admitted he stabbed Cheryl Silvonek in the neck inside her vehicle while it was parked at the Randi Lane home.Barnes then told police, he and the teen took Cheryl Silvonek's body in the Ford to the Haasadahl Road location, where he buried her.He and the teen then drove to the Applewood and Huckleberry roads location to dispose of or hide the vehicle before walking back to the Randi Lane home.Barnes admitted to having sexual relations with the teen, the affidavit states.A private service to celebrate her life will be held at a time convenient to the family.