OWENS, Charles J. 1923-2005

OWENS, KRAUSE, MOSER, HANKS, STANDARD, YOUNG, CRIPPEN

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 2/24/2015 at 22:37:57

Charles J. “Charlie” Owens, 81, of 4041 Crossway Drive, died on Tuesday, February 15, 2005, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home from cancer.

He was born on June 5, 1923, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Elmer M. and Gladys Esther (Krause) Owens. He married Lois Marian Moser on May 29, 1947 at the Burton Avenue Baptist Church. She died November 9, 2003.

Charlie graduated from Waterloo East High School in 1942, and graduated from the Baptist Bible Institute in Cleveland, Ohio, where he studied pastoral ministries. He served in the United States Army during WWII, and worked in Heating and Ventilation at John Deere from April 1964, until June 1985. Charlie loved spending time with his grandkids. In his spare time, he also enjoyed fishing, golfing, and woodworking.

Survived by his son, David K. Owens and his wife Debra of Des Moines; daughter, Deborah L. Hanks and her husband Thomas of Coal Valley, Illinois; son, Randall C. Owens and his wife Jill of Cedar Falls; seven grandchildren: Kurt (Joy) Owens, and their children, Parker, Matthew, and Emma Grace; Thomas Hank Jr., Marian (Matthew) Odegaard, Nancy Hanks, Melinda Owens, Erin Harris, and Paige Harris; two brothers, Bob Crippen of Waterloo, and Marvin Selby of Horshoe Bend, Arkansas; and sister, Loretta Standard of Canton, Illinois

Charlie was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Lois; daughter, Lucinda Kay Owens; brother, Dirk Wheat; and sisters, Jeanette Young and Joan Crippen.

Source: Locke Funeral Home
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DEATH NOTICE--

WATERLOO -- Charles J. "Charlie" Owens, 81, of 4041 Crossway Drive, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home of cancer; services 11 a.m. Saturday at Cedar Heights Baptist Church, with burial at 1:30 p.m. in Orange Township Cemetery, Waterloo; visitation 4 to 7 p.m. today at Locke Funeral Home, 233-6138; memorials to Cedar Heights Baptist Church or Cedar Valley Hospice Home.

Source: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 18 FEB 2005