Charles E. Dickinson

DICKINSON, GILMORE

Posted By: Kathy Zobeck (email)
Date: 11/12/2007 at 09:10:50

Charles E. Dickinson, 72 of North Liberty died unexpectedly at his home Thursday, November 8, 2007.

Memorial services will be held 4pm Thursday, November 15, 2007, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness in Iowa City, where there will be a time of visitation one hour prior to the services.. A memorial fund has been established in Chuck's memory. Online condolences may be sent for his family through the web @ www.gayandciha.com.

Charles Earl Dickinson was born October 9, 1935, in Denver, CO, the son of Roy and Gladys (Gilmore) Dickinson. He met his wife, Bonnie M. Miller at a convention in Hawaii and they were married six months later on May 2, 1970, in Iowa City. For over 24 years he worked at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in the maintenance department. For all his life, he was an active Jehovah's Witness, always eager to minister to others. Chuck was baptized in 1941 at a special convention in St.Louis, MO. In his youth he traveled the world attending International Conventions of Jehovah's Witnesses in (list locations). He was always ready to share his faith (and Watchtower Magazines) with everyone he met. He loved tools, collecting, using, and tinkering with them, he stubbornly did almost all of his own car and home repair work himself, a real old-fashioned jack of all trades. Chuck also loved learning about science and technology. From programs like NOVA, to magazines like National Geographic, Popular Mechanic's, and Popular Science. He loved looking at the stars and pictures of space, and enjoyed playing chess.

His family includes his wife, Bonnie; son, Kotenmaru of North Liberty; daughter, Elizabeth Nealley of Sanford, FL; sisters, Margaret Graybeal and her husband, Wesley, of Denver, CO; and Doris Dickinson of Watsenburg, CO;

Chuck was preceded in death by his parents, Gladys and Roy; brother, John; and sister, Mary.