Alexandra POPOV

6 FEB 1936 - 23 OCT 2020

• BIRTH: 6 FEB 1936, Russia
• DEATH: 23 OCT 2020, South Bend, St Joseph, IN

• MARRIAGE: 1 SEP 1957, Chicago, Cook, IL

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[N25910] Daughter ot Peter and Maria (Komcherova) Popov, Russia

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Alexandra Sheyko
Feb. 6, 1936 - Oct. 23, 2020

SOUTH BEND, IN - Alexandra Sheyko, 84, of South Bend, passed away Friday, October 23, 2020, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka. Alexandra was born February 6, 1936 in Russia to the late Peter and Maria (Komcherova) Popov. She left Russia with her family at the age of 10 and they settled in South Bend. On September 1, 1957, Alexandra married Dmitry Sheyko and they lived in Chicago before moving to South Bend in 1970. Alexandra retired from Miles/Bayer after nearly 20 years of employment. She enjoyed flower gardening, playing cards, sewing and needle work, and she loved shopping. Her family was the center of her life. Alexandra's surviving family includes her four children, Michael (Judy) Sheyko of Mishawaka, Tania (Steven) O'Dell of Osceola, Alexander Sheyko of North Liberty, Iowa, and Peter (Mary Jane) Sheyko of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; 13 grandchildren: Johnathon, Benjamin, Mason, Kelsie, Jordan, Tessa, Adam, Natasha, Matthew, Jacob, Katherine, Kristin, and Julia; and 14 great-grandchildren: Elijah, Ezekiel, Edison, Emersynn, Bronson, Kennedi, Dempsey, Addison, Finnegan, Sullivan, Owen, Isaac, Grace, and Joy. Alexandra was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Dimitry; and by her sister, Helen Hite. Private family services will be held in Goethals & Wells Funeral Home, 503 W. 3rd Street, Mishawaka. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka. Memorials are suggested to Center for Hospice Care. Published in South Bend Tribune on Oct. 27, 2020.