Mark Allen Cheek

1962 - 1997  (35 years)

• Name	Mark Allen Cheek
  Born	26 Jun 1962	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Sep 1997	Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas
  Person ID	I2810	Rossville
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Charles J Cheek,   b. 25 Nov 1933, Ewing, Lee County, Virginia ,   d. 4 Apr 2000, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Karen Pauline Wilson Cheek,   b. 6 Sep 1941, Horton, Brown County, Kansas ,   d. 14 Apr 2014, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 72 years)
  Married	6 Dec 1959	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  	Karen's obituary says marriage date was December 6, 1960.
  Family ID	F1086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Kaila J Cheek
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2016 15:42:21
  Family ID	F1089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 26 Sep 1997 - Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Cheek, Mark Mark A. Cheek Mark Allen Cheek, 35, St. Marys, died Friday, September 26, 1997, at a Manhattan hospital. Mark had been ill with A.L.S. He was born June 26, 1962, in Topeka, the son of Charles J. and Karen P. Wilson Cheek. He had lived in the St. Marys community the past several years, and had lived in Wamego since January 1997. Mark lived most of his life in the Rossville area. He served in the Army National Guard in St. Marys. He worked as a drywaller for many years. He had lived in the Sanford, N.C. area for three years. Mark was member of the St. Marys Bible Baptist Church. He is survived by a daughter, Kaila J. Cheek, Cumberland, N.C.; his parents, Charles J. and Karen P. Cheek, Emmett; three brothers, Rick Cheek, St. Marys, Matthew Cheek, Lebanon, Ind., and Timothy Cheek, Emmett; and a half-sister, Alice Beck, Port St. Lucie, Fla. A family visitation was from 4:00 until 6:30 Sunday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home. His service was at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial was in Valley View Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kaila J. Cheek Educational Fund and sent in care of the funeral home.
  		Obituary- Cheek, Mark Mark Cheek ST. MARYS -- Mark Cheek, 35, St. Marys, died Friday, Sept. 26, 1997, at a Manhattan hospital. He had been ill with ALS. Mr. Cheek worked in drywall construction for many years. He also served in the Army National Guard in St. Marys. He was born June 26, 1962, in Topeka, the son of Charles J. and Karen P. Wilson Cheek. He lived in St. Marys many years and in Sanford, N.C., three years. He move to Wamego in January this year. Mr. Cheek was a member of St. Marys Bible Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Kaila J. Cheek, Cumberland, N.C.; his parents, Charles J. and Karen P. Cheek, Emmett; three brothers, Rick Cheek, St. Marys, Matthew Cheek, Lebanon, Ind., and Timothy Cheek, Emmett; and a half sister, Alice Beck, Port St. Lucy, Fla. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be at the Valley View Cemetery in St. Marys. Relatives and friends will meet from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Kaila J. Cheek Educational Fund and sent in care of the funeral home. [Note- this was originally published with his brother, Rick's, name.]