Longmont newspaper Longmont, Colorado 06-15-02 Nov. 22, 1930 - June 11, 2002 Michael Evoniuk died Tuesday, June 11, 2002, at Life Care Center in Longmont. He was 71. He was born Nov. 22, 1930, to Steve and Mary (Strilczuk) Evoniuk on the family farm near Gorham, N.D. He came from a family of 14 brothers and sisters, and was raised and educated in Billings County, N.D. He graduated from high school while attending the teachers' college in Dickinson, N.D. Mr. Evoniuk served in the U.S. Army as a radio repairman during the Korean War from June 25, 1950, until he was honorably discharged on Dec. 23, 1953. He also served in the National Guard for two years. On Nov. 12, 1956, he married Regina Pedeliski at the Gorham Ukrainian Catholic Church. Mr. Evoniuk worked as a meat cutter at King Soopers in Longmont from August 1969 to May 1993. He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2601 and American Legion Post 144. Mr. Evoniuk loved his family, gardening, growing roses, woodworking, creating beautiful Christmas displays, dancing, bowling, running and walking. He is survived by his wife of Longmont; two sons, Marco of San Francisco and Perry and his wife Christine of Seattle; a granddaughter, Natalie of Seattle; four sisters, Mildred O'Hara of Anaheim, Calif., Mary Powell of Oregon City, Ore., Cecilia Miller of Farmington, N.M., and Mabel Grosaluk of Billings, Mont.; three brothers, Walt Evoniuk of Dickinson, Steve Evoniuk Jr. of Belfield, N.D., and August Evoniuk of Mesa, Ariz.; and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel, with family present. A rosary service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, June 17, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. A funeral mass will follow at 2 p.m. at the church. Burial will be held at Mountain View Cemetery with full military honors. Memorial contributions may be made to the Michael Evoniuk trust fund or to a charity of the donor's choice in care of Ahlberg Funeral Chapel, 326 Terry St., Longmont 80501