Georgette Marie Cheek

1923 - 2011

Georgette Marie Cheek was born on Oct. 24, 1923, in San Francisco to Marie and Julian F. Nollet and she passed over peacefully on May 4, 2011.
Georgette had lost her loving mother, Marie, when she was 4 years old and so spent her childhood years with her aunt and cousins in Belgium. At age 10, Georgette returned to live with her father, Julian, and his new wife on a farm near San Francisco.
When she was 18, she met her lifelong husband, Joseph A. Cheek, a sergeant in the U.S. Army, whom she married after a two-week whirlwind courtship.
Soon after the wedding, Joe shipped out to the island of Saipan, where he was stationed for the duration of World War II. After the war, Georgette and Joe relocated to Los Angeles where they started a family. Daughter Darlene and son Allen were born in Los Angeles. In 1951, the family drove the Alcan Highway, first settling in Anchorage and later in Fairbanks. Their son Albert was born in Anchorage and son Curtis was born in Fairbanks.
Georgette never had a bad thing to say about anyone. She was a kind soul, loved to read and graduated with her son Allen from the University of Alaska in 1972.
Georgette loved children and animals and throughout the years helped raise other people's children when their parents were going through hard times and couldn't care for them, sometimes for weeks or months and sometimes for years.
Georgette was preceded in death by her husband, Joe; and sons, Albert and Curtis.
She is survived by her daughter, Darlene; son, Allen and daughter-in-law, Rufina.
A viewing is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m., today, Saturday, May 7, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with the Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 1 p.m. The Rev. Basil Lek will officiate.
A celebration of her life will follow the service in Murphy Hall.
Arrangements were entrusted to Chapel of Chimes Funeral Home.