Cheryl Jane Lewis

Cheryl Jane Lewis was a New Year’s Baby born on January 5, 1961 to Janette and Mike Huculiak, she was welcomed home by her three brothers, Russell, Rodney and Ron. Soon after Cheryl was born, she was gifted two more brothers, Rex and Roy. The family all grew up on a farm in the small Ukrainian community of Smoky Lake, Alberta; there they picked stones, did chores and made the most of what they had. While the boys all played hockey, Cheryl became a beautiful figure skater.

There were many stories shared from those days on the farm,  they had the bright idea to pull each other around on their old Ski-doo with a rope and a new set of Super Slider Snow Skates,  the boys thought it’d be funny to pull Cheryl directly through the chicken coop, Mom , Baba and Auntie Annie were yelling that the chickens would never lay eggs again. 

The early happy days turned dark when Cheryl lost her Dad in a gravel truck accident a few days before Christmas and her birthday in 1963, it was something the family never fully recovered from. Her and her brothers aged 12 years to 8 months, moved to Fort Saskatchewan where they began a new chapter of their life; there Janette married Orville Lewis, and he became Dad to the little blonde haired blue eyed girl. Cheryl graduated in 1979, in 1980 her first daughter Brandy was born, three years later she welcomed her second daughter, Autumn Marie Rose.

Cheryl began her adult life in Northern Alberta, calling  the Peace Country her home for many years. There she made lifelong friends at the Silver Spur, Debbie, Lesley and Sandi, years later she lost Debbie, her closest and dearest friend in a motorcycle accident.

In her thirties she moved to Lac La Biche, Alberta where she began a career at Alberta Pacific Forest Industries , working with Darin Getty, and making herself known for being small but mighty, in and around the massive mill. One Thanksgiving rather than missing the family gatherings, Cheryl roasted a turkey in the drying rack of the enormous paper mill, and prepared all the sides for her work family to sit and enjoy. During her days in Lac La Biche she maintained her green thumb and love of food. 

Cheryl, the ultimate free spirit, loved being on the back of a Harley in a pair of jeans and a tank top .  Like her Mom, was a wonderful cook and host, she also enjoyed reading, and journaling, and she cherished her family photo albums and memories of the good times. Cheryl was an effortlessly beautiful woman who had a contagious laugh and a warm heart. While her health declined and her mind became foggy, one thing was always clear, Cheryl had a beautiful soul, and she loved her daughters dearly. May her spirit be carried on in her grandchildren and in the hearts of her brothers. Rest well Mom.

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