Charles "Chuck" Frese
FRESE, COCHRAN, SCHEETZ, FEINBERG, KINNEY, MORRISSEY, DUNSHEE
Posted By: Lisa M. Ciha (email)
Date: 3/30/2018 at 08:46:14
Charles “Chuck” Frese, 83 of rural Oxford, died Saturday, March 24, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family after battling cancer the past 5 months.
Funeral services will be held at 11am Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Oxford, with burial to follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Oxford, where Military Honors will be provided. Visitation will be from 9am till services on Tuesday at the church. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made in Chuck’s memory to St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Oxford or Iowa City Hospice. To share a thought, memory or condolence with his family please visit the funeral home website @ www.gayandciha.com.
Charles Frese was born March 12, 1935, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Ivan and Isabelle Frese. He graduated from Oxford High School, enlisted in the United States Army following graduation. After serving his enlistment time, he returned to this area where he worked for Amana Refrigeration, the Amana Feedmill and for most of his adult life, the Oxford Beverage Company as a Sales Representative. He married Elayne Kinney on December 2, 1967 in Oxford.
Chuck was born and raised on a farm, even after marriage and with their children Chuck and Elayne wanted to live in the country where they could have horses for the kids and all sorts of other animals. Chuck was active in his children’s lives, supporting them in their school activities, sporting events, and of course their horses. He was an avid Iowa Hawkeye Fan and NASCAR fan, but most dear to him was his family and friends.
His family includes his wife, Elayne; their children, Christina Frese, and Curtis Frese (Stephanie); granddaughter, Emerald Frese; sister, Juanita Cochran; aunt, Luella Rose and cousin, Virginia Scheetz; and nieces and nephews, Jeff Cochran, Lisa Cochran Feinberg (Phil), David Kinney, and Sarah Kinney Morrissey (Kyle).
Chuck was preceded in death by his parents, son, Michael, and his niece, Paula Cochran Dunshee.
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