Obituary of Theodore Wayne Cherewyk

THEODORE TED? WAYNE CHEREWYK, P. Eng. It is with great sadness our family announces the unexpected passing of Ted on Friday, June 22, 2012. He was born on November 7, 1953 in Norquay, SK to Mike and Olga Cherewyk, the second eldest of five children. He was predeceased by his father Mike (1999); grandparents Wasyl and Mary Cherewyk and John and Anastasia Markewich; and numerous relatives. Ted is survived and will be deeply missed by his best friend and wife Susan; his mother Olga Cherewyk; brother Donald (Margaret) Cherewyk, Kristopher, James and Jensen; sister Yvonne (Ron) Sloan, Michael and Christa; sister Marianne (Vic) Penner, Alissa and Jason; sister Christine (Tim) Haynes; and brother-in-law Ron (Elaine) Kirchner, Cheryl, Carolyn, Christine and spouses; as well as family, friends and his feline friend Misty. Ted graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 1975 with a Civil Engineering degree. He was employed with PFRA for 35 years as a Senior Design Engineer where he designed and directed many projects. A man of many talents, those who knew him saw the excellent woodworking and construction skills he had. He loved golfing, skiing, bowling, curling, badminton, spending time at the cottage and was very active in many volunteer organizations; holding the treasurer position of the RAK Kinsmen Club in Regina and the Curling Classic for Parkinsons Research. He was also a lifetime member of the Victoria Club where he loved to socialize. Ted was a very brilliant, kind and caring man; an excellent role model to many and was always there to lend a hand to his family, friends and neighbours. Anyone who had the opportunity to know Ted was truly blessed and he will be sadly missed by all. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Holy Child R.C. Church, 2636 7th Avenue East, Regina, SK on Thursday, July 5, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Flowers gratefully declined. Donations in Teds memory may be made to Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon c/o Dr. Ali and Alex Rajput, Kinsmen Telemiracle, Allan Blair Cancer Centre or a charity of choice. To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.speersfuneralchapel.com