Steve Drebit

The family of Steve Drebit, of Sturgis, sadly announce his passing on August 11. He was 84 years of age.

A Graveside Memorial will take place on Thursday, August 25 at 2:00 p.m. at Greenleaf Cemetery north of Sturgis.

Memorial donations in memory of Steve may be made to Crozier Place-Preeceville Personal Care Home, as gifts of remembrance.

Steve was born on December 21, 1937, North of Sturgis, to Arthemy (Tom) and Paraska (Polly) Drebit, an early Christmas present for his five brothers and four sisters.

At an early age, Uncle Steve went out to work doing road construction and gravel crushing. He could operate any type of equipment, but was renown as a top-notch grader operator. He did not have to look for work because it always found him. Uncle Steve spent many years working both summer and winter, but in later years he would only work in the summer (he said he was practicing for retirement). After retiring, Uncle Steve lived in Sturgis.

When Uncle Steve decided he had enough of his own cooking and had shoveled enough snow, he sold his home and took up residence in the Preeceville Personal Care Centre.

Uncle Steve was a fun loving man, who was serious and could sometimes be very blunt.

Steve is predeceased by his parents, Tom and Polly; brothers, John, Alex, Bill, George and Peter; sisters, Maggie Murphy, Dora Mostowchuk, Annie Boychuk, and Mary (died in infancy).

He is survived by his sister, Katie Berezinski and many nieces and nephews and their families.