George is the son of James Jack Cheechov Sr. (1902-1984) and Nellie John Treguboff (1904-1999). He is one of six children: George, Pearl, John, Jack, James, Shirley.
George married Elizabeth Jane May (1932-1999) on 05 Jul 1952 in Dixon, Solano County, CA. They had two children: Anthony and Katherine.
Obituary
July 12, 1974
George James Cheechov Dies at 48 in Fairfield
Funeral services will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) at 10:30 a.m. at the McCune Garden Chapel for George James Cheechov, 48, who died Friday in Intercommunity Hospital, Fairfield.
Interment will follow in the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery.
A life-long resident of the Elmira area, Mr. Cheechov was the son of pioneer residents, Mr. And Mrs. James Cheechov.
On Friday Cheechov was operating land-leveling equipment on the Vassar property on Brown and Robben Roads, about seven miles south of Dixon. A controlled burn had cleared the stubble from the large acreage, but the fire later had restarted and was burning over additional lands.
It is reported Cheechov was assisting to put out the blaze when he collapsed. He was a member of the Elmira Volunteer Fire Department.
Fire Chief William Fairfield of the Dixon Fire Department said the emergency rescue unit from his department administered first aid to the stricken man, and that the Davis ambulance was called to transport Mr. Cheechov to Fairfield, where his death was reported at 4:40 p.m.
Mr. Cheechov was a member of the Elmira Volunteer Fire Department, Solano County Firemen's Association, Dixon Boat Club, Odd Fellows Lodger of Vacaville and the Farm Bureau.
Survivors include his wide, Mrs. Elizabeth Cheechov; a son, Tony; a daughter, Cathy; his parents, Mr. And Mrs. James Cheechov, also of Elmira; three brothers, Jack and Jim of Vacaville and John of Nevada; and two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Roerke of Sacramento and Mrs. Shirley Rominoff of Bakersfield.
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From the Vallejo Times Herald (Vallejo, California), dated July 13, 1974
Elmira Man, 48 Dies
ELMIRA - George James Cheechov, 48, of Hawkins Road, a land leveler and member of a prominent pioneering family in this area, collapsed and died Friday afternoon while helping to fight a fire which slopped over from a controlled burn southeast of here.
Dixon Fire Chief William Fairfield said Cheechov was preparing to level ground on the Vassar property at Brown and Robben Roads seven miles south of Dixon to put the land in row crop production after a 300-acre controlled burn to clear stubble on the site was completed.
The controlled burn slopped over at the south end onto several additional acres and Cheechov, a member of the Volunteer Elmira Fire Department, was helping to fight the fire when he was stricken.
The Dixon Rescue Unit administered emergency aid and Cheechov was rushed by ambulance to Intercommunity Hospital in Fairfield, where he was pronounced dead at 4:40 p.m.
Assistant county coroner John Moriarity said exact cause of death wouldn't be known until an autopsy.
Arrangements are pending at the McCune Garden Chapel in Vacaville. Survivors include his widow, Liz.
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From the Vallejo Times Herald, July 17, 1974:
GEORGE CHEECHOV
ELIMIRA - A funeral service for George James Cheechov, 48, of Hawkins Road, who died last Friday while fighting a fire near here, was held Tuesday in the McCune Garden Chapel in Vacaville.
Rev. Leo Nelson, of the Presbyterian Church, officiated. Burial was in Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Paul Evanikoff, Nick Cheechov, Steve Shubin, Sam Papin, George Fadley, Herman Holdener and Bob Shellhammer.
Uniformed members of the Solano County Fireman's Association , led by Fire Warden Gil Richardson, acted as honor guard.
Mr. Cheechov was a member of the Elmire Volunteer Fire Department."
George married Elizabeth Jane May (1932-1999) on 05 Jul 1952 in Dixon, Solano County, CA. They had two children: Anthony and Katherine.
Obituary
July 12, 1974
George James Cheechov Dies at 48 in Fairfield
Funeral services will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) at 10:30 a.m. at the McCune Garden Chapel for George James Cheechov, 48, who died Friday in Intercommunity Hospital, Fairfield.
Interment will follow in the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery.
A life-long resident of the Elmira area, Mr. Cheechov was the son of pioneer residents, Mr. And Mrs. James Cheechov.
On Friday Cheechov was operating land-leveling equipment on the Vassar property on Brown and Robben Roads, about seven miles south of Dixon. A controlled burn had cleared the stubble from the large acreage, but the fire later had restarted and was burning over additional lands.
It is reported Cheechov was assisting to put out the blaze when he collapsed. He was a member of the Elmira Volunteer Fire Department.
Fire Chief William Fairfield of the Dixon Fire Department said the emergency rescue unit from his department administered first aid to the stricken man, and that the Davis ambulance was called to transport Mr. Cheechov to Fairfield, where his death was reported at 4:40 p.m.
Mr. Cheechov was a member of the Elmira Volunteer Fire Department, Solano County Firemen's Association, Dixon Boat Club, Odd Fellows Lodger of Vacaville and the Farm Bureau.
Survivors include his wide, Mrs. Elizabeth Cheechov; a son, Tony; a daughter, Cathy; his parents, Mr. And Mrs. James Cheechov, also of Elmira; three brothers, Jack and Jim of Vacaville and John of Nevada; and two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Roerke of Sacramento and Mrs. Shirley Rominoff of Bakersfield.
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From the Vallejo Times Herald (Vallejo, California), dated July 13, 1974
Elmira Man, 48 Dies
ELMIRA - George James Cheechov, 48, of Hawkins Road, a land leveler and member of a prominent pioneering family in this area, collapsed and died Friday afternoon while helping to fight a fire which slopped over from a controlled burn southeast of here.
Dixon Fire Chief William Fairfield said Cheechov was preparing to level ground on the Vassar property at Brown and Robben Roads seven miles south of Dixon to put the land in row crop production after a 300-acre controlled burn to clear stubble on the site was completed.
The controlled burn slopped over at the south end onto several additional acres and Cheechov, a member of the Volunteer Elmira Fire Department, was helping to fight the fire when he was stricken.
The Dixon Rescue Unit administered emergency aid and Cheechov was rushed by ambulance to Intercommunity Hospital in Fairfield, where he was pronounced dead at 4:40 p.m.
Assistant county coroner John Moriarity said exact cause of death wouldn't be known until an autopsy.
Arrangements are pending at the McCune Garden Chapel in Vacaville. Survivors include his widow, Liz.
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From the Vallejo Times Herald, July 17, 1974:
GEORGE CHEECHOV
ELIMIRA - A funeral service for George James Cheechov, 48, of Hawkins Road, who died last Friday while fighting a fire near here, was held Tuesday in the McCune Garden Chapel in Vacaville.
Rev. Leo Nelson, of the Presbyterian Church, officiated. Burial was in Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Paul Evanikoff, Nick Cheechov, Steve Shubin, Sam Papin, George Fadley, Herman Holdener and Bob Shellhammer.
Uniformed members of the Solano County Fireman's Association , led by Fire Warden Gil Richardson, acted as honor guard.
Mr. Cheechov was a member of the Elmire Volunteer Fire Department."
George is the son of James Jack Cheechov Sr. (1902-1984) and Nellie John Treguboff (1904-1999). He is one of six children: George, Pearl, John, Jack, James, Shirley.
George married Elizabeth Jane May (1932-1999) on 05 Jul 1952 in Dixon, Solano County, CA. They had two children: Anthony and Katherine.
Obituary
July 12, 1974
George James Cheechov Dies at 48 in Fairfield
Funeral services will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) at 10:30 a.m. at the McCune Garden Chapel for George James Cheechov, 48, who died Friday in Intercommunity Hospital, Fairfield.
Interment will follow in the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery.
A life-long resident of the Elmira area, Mr. Cheechov was the son of pioneer residents, Mr. And Mrs. James Cheechov.
On Friday Cheechov was operating land-leveling equipment on the Vassar property on Brown and Robben Roads, about seven miles south of Dixon. A controlled burn had cleared the stubble from the large acreage, but the fire later had restarted and was burning over additional lands.
It is reported Cheechov was assisting to put out the blaze when he collapsed. He was a member of the Elmira Volunteer Fire Department.
Fire Chief William Fairfield of the Dixon Fire Department said the emergency rescue unit from his department administered first aid to the stricken man, and that the Davis ambulance was called to transport Mr. Cheechov to Fairfield, where his death was reported at 4:40 p.m.
Mr. Cheechov was a member of the Elmira Volunteer Fire Department, Solano County Firemen's Association, Dixon Boat Club, Odd Fellows Lodger of Vacaville and the Farm Bureau.
Survivors include his wide, Mrs. Elizabeth Cheechov; a son, Tony; a daughter, Cathy; his parents, Mr. And Mrs. James Cheechov, also of Elmira; three brothers, Jack and Jim of Vacaville and John of Nevada; and two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Roerke of Sacramento and Mrs. Shirley Rominoff of Bakersfield.
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From the Vallejo Times Herald (Vallejo, California), dated July 13, 1974
Elmira Man, 48 Dies
ELMIRA - George James Cheechov, 48, of Hawkins Road, a land leveler and member of a prominent pioneering family in this area, collapsed and died Friday afternoon while helping to fight a fire which slopped over from a controlled burn southeast of here.
Dixon Fire Chief William Fairfield said Cheechov was preparing to level ground on the Vassar property at Brown and Robben Roads seven miles south of Dixon to put the land in row crop production after a 300-acre controlled burn to clear stubble on the site was completed.
The controlled burn slopped over at the south end onto several additional acres and Cheechov, a member of the Volunteer Elmira Fire Department, was helping to fight the fire when he was stricken.
The Dixon Rescue Unit administered emergency aid and Cheechov was rushed by ambulance to Intercommunity Hospital in Fairfield, where he was pronounced dead at 4:40 p.m.
Assistant county coroner John Moriarity said exact cause of death wouldn't be known until an autopsy.
Arrangements are pending at the McCune Garden Chapel in Vacaville. Survivors include his widow, Liz.
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From the Vallejo Times Herald, July 17, 1974:
GEORGE CHEECHOV
ELIMIRA - A funeral service for George James Cheechov, 48, of Hawkins Road, who died last Friday while fighting a fire near here, was held Tuesday in the McCune Garden Chapel in Vacaville.
Rev. Leo Nelson, of the Presbyterian Church, officiated. Burial was in Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Paul Evanikoff, Nick Cheechov, Steve Shubin, Sam Papin, George Fadley, Herman Holdener and Bob Shellhammer.
Uniformed members of the Solano County Fireman's Association , led by Fire Warden Gil Richardson, acted as honor guard.
Mr. Cheechov was a member of the Elmire Volunteer Fire Department."
George married Elizabeth Jane May (1932-1999) on 05 Jul 1952 in Dixon, Solano County, CA. They had two children: Anthony and Katherine.
Obituary
July 12, 1974
George James Cheechov Dies at 48 in Fairfield
Funeral services will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) at 10:30 a.m. at the McCune Garden Chapel for George James Cheechov, 48, who died Friday in Intercommunity Hospital, Fairfield.
Interment will follow in the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery.
A life-long resident of the Elmira area, Mr. Cheechov was the son of pioneer residents, Mr. And Mrs. James Cheechov.
On Friday Cheechov was operating land-leveling equipment on the Vassar property on Brown and Robben Roads, about seven miles south of Dixon. A controlled burn had cleared the stubble from the large acreage, but the fire later had restarted and was burning over additional lands.
It is reported Cheechov was assisting to put out the blaze when he collapsed. He was a member of the Elmira Volunteer Fire Department.
Fire Chief William Fairfield of the Dixon Fire Department said the emergency rescue unit from his department administered first aid to the stricken man, and that the Davis ambulance was called to transport Mr. Cheechov to Fairfield, where his death was reported at 4:40 p.m.
Mr. Cheechov was a member of the Elmira Volunteer Fire Department, Solano County Firemen's Association, Dixon Boat Club, Odd Fellows Lodger of Vacaville and the Farm Bureau.
Survivors include his wide, Mrs. Elizabeth Cheechov; a son, Tony; a daughter, Cathy; his parents, Mr. And Mrs. James Cheechov, also of Elmira; three brothers, Jack and Jim of Vacaville and John of Nevada; and two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Roerke of Sacramento and Mrs. Shirley Rominoff of Bakersfield.
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From the Vallejo Times Herald (Vallejo, California), dated July 13, 1974
Elmira Man, 48 Dies
ELMIRA - George James Cheechov, 48, of Hawkins Road, a land leveler and member of a prominent pioneering family in this area, collapsed and died Friday afternoon while helping to fight a fire which slopped over from a controlled burn southeast of here.
Dixon Fire Chief William Fairfield said Cheechov was preparing to level ground on the Vassar property at Brown and Robben Roads seven miles south of Dixon to put the land in row crop production after a 300-acre controlled burn to clear stubble on the site was completed.
The controlled burn slopped over at the south end onto several additional acres and Cheechov, a member of the Volunteer Elmira Fire Department, was helping to fight the fire when he was stricken.
The Dixon Rescue Unit administered emergency aid and Cheechov was rushed by ambulance to Intercommunity Hospital in Fairfield, where he was pronounced dead at 4:40 p.m.
Assistant county coroner John Moriarity said exact cause of death wouldn't be known until an autopsy.
Arrangements are pending at the McCune Garden Chapel in Vacaville. Survivors include his widow, Liz.
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From the Vallejo Times Herald, July 17, 1974:
GEORGE CHEECHOV
ELIMIRA - A funeral service for George James Cheechov, 48, of Hawkins Road, who died last Friday while fighting a fire near here, was held Tuesday in the McCune Garden Chapel in Vacaville.
Rev. Leo Nelson, of the Presbyterian Church, officiated. Burial was in Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Paul Evanikoff, Nick Cheechov, Steve Shubin, Sam Papin, George Fadley, Herman Holdener and Bob Shellhammer.
Uniformed members of the Solano County Fireman's Association , led by Fire Warden Gil Richardson, acted as honor guard.
Mr. Cheechov was a member of the Elmire Volunteer Fire Department."
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