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Francis Albert Chervenka

Birth	:	1 Nov 1912 Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon, USA
Death	:	24 Jul 2001
Burial	:	Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, Pierce County, USA
Coordinate	:	47.2046210, -122.2647210
Description	:	Born to Frank and Ethel (Wilkie) Chervenka His sister Olive was born four years later. As his father, Frank pursued a career in hybridizing roses and greenhouse management. The family moved from Oregon to Montana to Seattle and settled in Sumner. A long time resident and community leader in the Puyallup Valley, Francis will be long remembered for his lifetime involvement in the development of a thriving flower and bulb industry and for initiating and developing the dwarf apple root-stock industry in the United States. His true loves included reading, working the land, his garden and roses, but... Read More	Born to Frank and Ethel (Wilkie) Chervenka His sister Olive was born four years later. As his father, Frank pursued a career in hybridizing roses and greenhouse management. The family moved from Oregon to Montana to Seattle and settled in Sumner. A long time resident and community leader in the Puyallup Valley, Francis will be long remembered for his lifetime involvement in the development of a thriving flower and bulb industry and for initiating and developing the dwarf apple root-stock industry in the United States. His true loves included reading, working the land, his garden and roses, but most of all his family. Preceded in death by his parents, his wife Marjorie (Mitchell) Chervenka, his wife Betty (Fitts-Riebe) Chervenka and two sons-in-law Richard Lee and Stanley Burnett. He was truly a wonderful and gentle man. He is missed.

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Francis Albert Chervenka's memorial is located at: Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, Pierce County, USA.
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Latitude: 47.2046210
Longitude: -122.2647210

Family Members:

Parent

Frank A. Chervenka

(1880 - 1966)

Ethel J. Wilkie Chervenka

(1889 - 1976)

Spouse

Marjorie Mitchell Chervenka

(1913 - 1957)

Betty Fitts-Riebe Chervenka

(1912 - 1987)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Sumner, Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 47.2046210, -122.2647210

2. Woodlawn Abbey Mausoleum
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Coordinate: 47.2047410, -122.2638550

3. Firwood Indian Cemetery
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Coordinate: 47.2155550, -122.3093000

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Coordinate: 47.1711006, -122.3005981

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6. Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 47.2212390, -122.1314180

7. Old Puyallup Indian Cemetery
Tacoma, Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 47.2386050, -122.3991860

8. Mountain View Cemetery
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9. White Lake Cemetery
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12. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery
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13. Orting Cemetery
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Coordinate: 47.0788350, -122.2314030

14. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 47.1329600, -122.4211120

15. Parkland Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 47.1328940, -122.4253230

16. Christ Episcopal Church Columbarium
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Coordinate: 47.2610000, -122.4552000

17. Pauper County Public Cemetery
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Coordinate: 47.2096000, -122.4759000

18. Tacoma Cemetery
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Coordinate: 47.2118988, -122.4766998

19. Tacoma Mausoleum
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Coordinate: 47.2087212, -122.4773712

20. Oakwood Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 47.2097015, -122.4775009

21. Fir Lane Memorial Park
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Coordinate: 47.0970650, -122.4196014

22. St. Matthew Parish Memorial Garden
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Coordinate: 47.3020622, -122.4349001

23. Life Center Assembly of God Church Memorial Garden
Tacoma, Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 47.2443690, -122.4818980

24. Spanaway Cemetery
Spanaway, Pierce County, USA
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