Reverend Joseph Charles “Fr. Charlie” Cheverie
1932-2019
At Andrew’s of Stratford on Saturday, August 31,
2019 of Reverend Joseph Charles “Fr. Charlie” Cheverie,
Priest of the Diocese of Charlottetown in his
87th year.
Born in Charlottetown, September 19, 1932, the eldest of nine
children, son of Charles and Clara (Austin) Cheverie.Fr. Charlie was
ordained a Priest in 1957. That same year he began graduate studies in
Biology, which led to his career as an educator.During his first 15
years as a university professor, his priestly duties consisted
primarily of ministering to university students and substituting in
the various parishes in the Diocese of Charlottetown. In 1975 he was
appointed pastor of St. Eugene’s in Covehead. From 1998 to
2011 he also served as Chaplain at the University of Prince Edward
Island. From 1962 to 1969 Father Charlie was a full time Professor of
Biology at St. Dunstan’s University. He retained that role
when St. Dunstan’s became the University of Prince Edward
Island in 1969 and continued teaching 1997. Father Charlie belonged to
numerous committees and receive many awards.He was an accomplished
athlete in university and played both varsity hockey and rugby. He
served Canada’s Armed Forces through the Canadian Officers
Training Corps in university and later as a summer Military Chaplain.
He has had a life-long love for music- in particular old time fiddle
music. Apart from the fiddle, his main hobby was fishing for trout and
salmon in PEI’s rivers and streams.
Dear brother of John Arnold “Red” (Ginny), Winston
(Marina), Carl (Linda), Wayne (Terri) and David (Elizabeth) Fr.
Charlie is also fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews, grand
nieces and grand nephews. Besides his parents he was predeceased by
his sisters Mary (Harold) Jenkins, Dorothy “Dot” (James)
Knight, and brother Gerard (June).
Transferred from the Hennessey Cutcliffe Charlottetown
Funeral Home to St. Dunstan’s Basilica for visiting hours on
Wednesday from 2:00 to 7:30 p.m. ending with evening prayer at 7:30.
The funeral will be celebrated on Thursday, September
5th with funeral mass from St.
Dunstan’s Basilica at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow in
St. Eugene’s Parish Cemetery.
If so desired donations in Fr. Charlie’s memory may
be made to a charity of choice. On-line condolences can be made at
www.islandowned.ca.

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