Aaron J. Cheerman, 68, of Manchester, died Jan. 10. He was the husband of Sylvia (Gutterman) Cheerman. Born in Meriden, he was the son of the late Abraham and Ida Hollander Cheerman. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps at the start of the Vietnam War, where he served with the 6th Marine Regiment (a Special Operation Capable Unit). In 1964, he was assigned to the Marine Barracks at the U.S. Naval Academy as a weapons instructor for first year Midshipmen. In September of 1964 he participated in training exercises in Spain and Portugal called Steel Spike 1 and other support operations. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughters, Deborah Cheerman of New York City and Lorie Zackin and her husband Mark of West Hartford; his grandchildren, Ari and Eliana of West Hartford; and his sisters Ruth Zuckerman of Meriden and Rosilyn Becker and her husband Jack of Lake Worth, Fla. He was predeceased by his sister Ann Scheer.