Obituary of April Dawn Chepil

April Dawn Chepil (Kelts) was born on August 30, 1979, in Fort McMurray Alberta. The family settled in Yorkton in 1983. April attended school at Dr Brass, CJ Houston and graduated from the Yorkton Regional High School. In school April was apart of the marching 100 band and travelled with them competing across North America. April was the second oldest of Bev's five daughters. She was a natural born leader, outgoing and was a bright light in everyone's life. April enjoyed spending time with her sisters whether it be raiding grandma McCaig's garden, being the head chef in making mud pies or taking them cruising Broadway which is how she eventually met her husband Regan. April and Regan moved to Saskatoon in 1999, were she attended Marvel the following year. April excelled in the hair industry. She volunteered her talent of hair and makeup for the Opera in Saskatoon was an educator for Redken and host of her own Access TV series Shear Fun. April married the love of her life Regan in 2004 and in 2006 she became a mom to son Brett. They moved back to Yorkton to be closer to Family and in 2008 they welcome Violet, her little mouse who completed their family. Although separated for a period of time April and Regan remained friends and co-parents until they reconciled this year. April was an entrepreneur, she welcomed clients to her home Salon which often served as a therapy session. April loved making people feel good both inside and out. April went on to work for CTV and then the Department of Central Services but ultimately she went back to her true passion as a Hair Stylist and made K.D. Studio and Spa her work home. Throughout her life April experienced minor heart issues and in 2017 these issues became more pronounced leading to open heart surgery in 2019 to remove what they thought was a benign mass. After experiencing months of extreme back pain, in March of 2020 tests revealed her diagnosis of cancer. April was a fighter. She underwent major back surgery, radiation and chemotherapy to treat her extremely rare diagnosis of Atrial Intimal Sarcoma. On December 9, 2021 at the age of 42 with family by her side April decided her fight was over. April will be forever missed by her husband Regan, her children Brett and Violet, her mom Bev Kelts, Sisters Tammy (Keyan, Lucus, Julian), Susan (Hannah, Maddie, Aiden), Melody (Jessica) and Brenda. She will be lovingly remembered by extended family, friends and colleagues and everyone who had the pleasure of meeting her. The Funeral Service was held on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 from the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Crystal Bailey, Certified Celebrant and Pastor Rick Gibson officiating. The Interment followed in the Garden of Devotion, Yorkton Memorial Gardens with Brett Chepil serving as urnbearer. Memorial donations in memory of April may be made to a Trust Fund for April's children (c/o Melody Kelts c/o 45 5th Ave. N., Yorkton, SK S3N 0Y9) or e-transfer to (melkelts@gmail.com) as gifts of remembrance. Service Details. Service When: Tuesday, December 14th, 2021 2:00pm Location: Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre Address: Highway #10 East YORKTON, SK Interment Location: Yorkton Memorial Gardens Address: Highway #10 East YORKTON, SK Online Memory & Photo Sharing Event Ongoing Online Event About this event In Loving Memory Of April Chepil August 30, 1979 - December 9, 2021 Look inside to read what others have shared Family and friends are coming together online to create a special keepsake. Every memory left on the online obituary will be automatically included in this book. View Tribute Book