George Charbonneau (-2005)

CHARBONNEAU, PHELPS, STEWART, MOELLERS, RALEY, VAN BUREN

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 9/17/2005 at 07:34:06

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Friday, September 16, 2005.

George (Butch) Charbonneau, 67, of Nevada, died Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19, at Memorial Lutheran Church in Nevada with Pastor Myron D. Herzberg officiating. Burial of George's cremated remains will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Utica, Ill. at a later date. Friends may call Sunday, Sept. 18, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Chet Ryan Mortuary in Nevada. Memorial gifts may be given to the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Memorial Lutheran Church in Nevada, the American Cancer Society or a charity of choice.
George Louis Charbonneau was born in Deer Park Township, Ill., to George L. and Elaine (Phelps) Charbonneau. He served in the U.S. Navy at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, from 1956 to 1960. On Oct. 12, 1968, George married Janet Stewart at Trinity Lutheran Church in Utica. He attended LaSalle-Peru-Oglesby Junior College in Peru, Ill., and graduated from Milwaukee School of Engineering in Milwaukee, Wis., with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering in 1970. He worked at Sauer Danfoss in Ames until his retirement in January 2002. He then worked for Mechanical Comfort in Ames until December 2002.
George served on the boards of the American Red Cross, River Valley Credit Union and the Society of Mechanical Engineers. He belonged to the Cyclone Country Holiday Rambler Recreational Vehicle Club and the Iowa Rose Good Sam Club. George was an honorary member of Story County 4-H, supervised the campground during the 4-H Fair and volunteered at the Mid West Threshers in Mount Pleasant. He was a member of Memorial Lutheran Church in Nevada.
George is survived by his wife, Janet of Nevada; two daughters, Carrie (Chris) Moellers of Davenport and Cathie Raley of Nevada; grandsons, Eric and Nick Moellers of Davenport and William Raley of Nevada; his mother, Elaine Charbonneau of Utica; three brothers, Charles (Barbara) of Granville, Ill., Richard of Utica, and Dale of Peru, Ill.; and a sister, Judith Van Buren of Utica. He was preceded in death by his father, George L. Charbonneau.

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