Charles William Schaller 1934-2009
WEIBEL, SCHALLER, HEMMERSBACH, PEAKE, SNITKER, TAYLOR, HACKER, LEHNER, PETREY
Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 12/10/2009 at 19:13:42
Charles William Schaller, Jr., 75, of Waukon died Thursday, November 12, 2009 at his home in Waukon. Funeral services were held Monday, November 16 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Joseph Schneider and Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg officiating. Burial with military graveside rites was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Martin Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Charles William Schaller, Jr. was born September 6, 1934 in LaCrosse, WI, the son of Charles W. and Bertha (Weibel) Schaller. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Ridge Catholic Church in Norwalk, WI. Chuck attended St. Mary’s at St. Mary’s Ridge Catholic School, Sparta High School and graduated from Norwalk High School in 1952. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1964.
September 6, 1958 he married Magdalen “Meg” Hemmersbach at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Wilton, WI. Chuck and Meg moved to Waukon in 1964. He worked for Ed Phillips and Sons Distributing in La Crosse, WI, from 1962 until 1986. He then went to work for Myers Cox Distributing in Dubuque until he retired. Chuck and Meg owned and operated the Opera House from 1974 until 1999, donating many hours of his time and use of the building giving back to the community. After retiring he worked for NEICA transit and was a volunteer driver for the DAV van.
Chuck was a past member of the Jaycees and Catholic Order Foresters. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus Council 1570, where he held several offices and was the District Deputy for many years. Chuck was also a member of the 4th degree, where he served as the Faithful Navigator. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and following the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Cubs and Iowa Hawkeyes.
Survivors include his wife, Meg of Waukon; his children, Sandra (Alan) Peake of Decorah, Gregory (Kim) Schaller of Waukon, Jeffery (Alyce) Schaller of Decorah, David (Debra) Schaller of Bettendorf, Lisa (Kirk) Snitker of Waukon, Mary (John) Taylor of Woodbridge, VA, Amy (Matt) Hacker of Springboro, OH and Timothy (Patty) Schaller of Minnetonka, MN; 22 grandchildren, Jeremy and Scott Peake, Zach, Seth, Samantha and Chase Schaller, Jordan, Andrew and Autumn Schaller, Abbey Schaller, Tara Reinhardt, Laurel and Derek Snitker, Mandy Meyer, Aaron Taylor, Megan and Conner Hofer, Hunter, Corin and Garret Hacker, and Charles and Joseph Schaller; five great-grandchildren; a brother, Gerald (Lorain) Schaller of Warrens, WI; and a sister, Theresa Lehner of Norwalk, WI.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Douglas; an infant daughter, Theresa; a brother, Dean Schaller; and a sister, Bernadette Petrey.
Honorary casketbearers were Jens Kallevang, Gary Rumph, Dave Duncklee, Jerry Schroedel, Tom Schulte, Darrel Stellingwerf, Bill Votsmier and Richard Schulte. Casketbearers were Chuck’s grandchildren.
Waukon, Iowa newspaper, THE STANDARD, November 18, 2009. Contributor is not related and has no further information.
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