Charles G. Termont 1927-2019

TERMONT, BULTYNCK, VANDER MEERSCH, CUBBAGE, SCHENK, RIESBERG, LEDBETTER, DAVENPORT, PASSINI, MARTENS

Posted By: cheryl Locher moonen (email)
Date: 11/8/2019 at 21:28:18

Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, IA) - Wednesday, January 16, 2019

DYERSVILLE, Iowa — Charles G. Termont, 91, of Dyersville, and formerly of Dubuque, passed away Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, at his home in Dyersville.

Visitation will be held from 3 until 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Avenue SW in Dyersville, where a parish vigil service will be held at 3 p.m. and an American Legion service will be held at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 18, at the funeral home prior to funeral services.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville, with burial in the church cemetery, where American Legion Post 137 will accord military honors. Rev. Ralph Davis will officiate and Deacon Roger Riesberg will assist.

Charles was born August 6, 1927, in Moline, Ill., the son of Emil and Emma (Bultynck) Termont. He married Bernice Marie Vander Meersch on Aug. 28, 1948, in Sheffield, Ill. He served in the Marines from 1945 to 1946, and began his career at John Deere in Moline and Dubuque as a designer engineer. He held many patents on heavy industrial equipment, specifically on end loaders.

Charlie enjoyed spending time with family, volunteering at the Grand River Museum in Dubuque, playing cards and sharing stories of his days in the Marines and other travels throughout his career.

Survivors include three children, David C. (Donna) Termont, of Lino Lakes, Minn., Rita M. (Fred) Cubbage, of Apex, N.C. and Steven C. (Pamela) Termont-Schenk, of Beachmere, Queensland, Australia; son-in-law, Deacon Roger (Kathy) Riesberg, of Dyersville; nine grandchildren, Sarah Ledbetter, Michael Termont, Matthew, Joseph, Edward Riesberg, Daniel and Douglas Cubbage, Emmaleigh and Jamon Termont-Schenk; 22 great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Joanne (Mel) Davenport, of Hemet, Calif.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Bernice; a daughter, Jean T. Riesberg; a sister, Shirley (Jim) Passini; and in-laws, Dorothy (Frank) Martens, Joseph Vander Meersch in infancy and Robert (Rosie) Vander Meersch.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Dubuque.

The family would like to thank the staff at the Ellen Kennedy Living Center and Hospice of Dubuque, especially Edna and Jan, for the comforting care they provided during Charlie's latest years.