Mike A Cherewyk

1919 - 1999  (80 years)

• Name	Mike A Cherewyk
  Birth	1919
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Apr 1999
  Person ID	I1808	Yacyshen Family
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Bill (Wasyl) Cherewyk,   b. 1893   d. 1971 (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Mary Kindratsky,   b. 1900   d. 1960 (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Olga Markewich,   b. 3 Sep 1922   d. 22 Feb 2020 (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	12 Nov 1949
  Children	1. Ted Cherewyk,   b. 1953   d. 2012 (Age 59 years)   2. Donald Cherewyk   3. Yvonne Cherewyk   4. Marianne Cherewyk   5. Sophie Cherewyk
  Family ID	F653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 May 2020

  
  

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• Notes

  Mike A. Cherewyk 1919 -1999 Mike was born in the Fort Pelly district of Saskatchewan and was raised in Norquay, Saskatchewan. He began farming in 1949 after taking over the family farm (nine miles south of Norquay) from his father and mother, Wasyl and Mary Cherewyk. Also in 1949, Mike married Olga (nee Markewich, also born and raised in the Norquay area), together they farmed from 1949 to 1981. Upon retiring in 1981, the family farm was left to his son Donald Cherewyk and his wife Marguerite (nee Johnson). Corporal, Mike A Cherewyk served in the military between 1942-1943, with the King’s Own Rifles at Regina and Terrace, BC. He was transferred to the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion and trained at Fort Benning, Georgia, where he received his wings in November 1942.