Gustave Ernest Cherwon
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Gus Cherwon was born in Havana ,Cuba, to Polish parents, Gustave and Justine Czerwonajcio. The family migrated to the United States in 1949 and settled in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Gus attended Zion Lutheran School graduating in 1953; Central High School graduating in 1957 and The University of Bridgeport where he was a charter member of IDPi fraternity. Gus served in the U.S. Army Reserves. Gus worked for Moore Business Forms, Dansk Designs Ltd. and then Gerber Legendary Blades in the Midwest . Later, he became an independent manufacturers' rep for high end culinary products. Gus and Carolyn married in 1980 and lived in Detroit, MI and Ann Arbor, MI. In 2003, Gus and Carolyn retired to Bluffton, SC. Gus is survived by his wife, Carolyn, brother Joe and his wife Phyllis, and sister-in- law, Jerry Dillman, niece Allison Berres, nephew Chad Dillman, 3 grandnieces and one grandnephew. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 10, at Lord of Life Lutheran Church. For more information, visit www.saulsfh.com.