Abrossium Cherepanov

Abe Cherepanov, 85, of Greensboro, N.C., and formerly of Sutton and Parksville, N.Y., died March 7 at Beacon Place Hospice in Greensboro.

Born Oct. 8 1924 in Russia, his family immigrated to China where he grew up and served in the Chinese Nationalist Army until he immigrated with others to the U.S. with the help of the Tolstoy Foundation in Valley Cottage, N.Y., in 1948.

He was a union mason and bricklayer, also a farmer and an excellent horseman.

He retired in Sutton where he enjoyed fishing, hunting and a small farm for 27 years until he relocated in Greensboro.

He is survived by his children Anna Maxey of Greensboro, Katerina Cronk of Liberty N.Y., Sophia Pressman of St. Louis, Mo., Peter Cherepanov of Knoxville, Tenn., Tim Cherepanov of Neversink, N.Y., Steven Cherepanov and Andrew Cherepanov of Liberty, N.Y. He is also survived by many grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held today at 10 a.m., at the Holy Cross Orthodox Church at 645 Greensboro Rd., High Point N.C.

Graveside services will follow at the Evergreen Cemetery, 4426 Central Ave., Charlotte, N.C.