Middleton, Charles - 1934-2011

BEARDSLEY, COOLEY, MIDDLETON, ROBBINS, ROBERTS, RUNDEO

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Charles Middleton, 77, passed away at Bright Kavanagh House on November 14, 2011. Charles was born September 20, 1934 in Stuart, Iowa to Schultz and Helen (Cooley) Middleton. He graduated from Stuart High School.
Throughout his life, he worked for Iowa Power and Light, Hoak Construction Co. and LE Myers Co., retiring in 1996. Charles joined Local 499 in 1954 and transferred to Local 55 in 1966, where he served as the business manager from1986 to 1996. He was the Missouri Valley Line Constructors Apprenticeship and Training Committee Trustee and was a Missouri Valley Line Constructors Apprenticeship and Training Committee Local 55 subcommittee member. He was an IBEW International Convention Delegate at the 34th Convention in 1991. Charles was the Business Manager for IBEW Local #55 for 10 years and was also a member of Isaac Walton League.
Charles is survived by his loving wife, Maxine “Kay” Middleton of Norwalk; sons, Mark Middleton of Clark Summit, Pennsylvania, Curtis (Jan) Middleton of Norwalk; daughter, Denise (Jim) Robbins of Des Moines; nine grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren; sister, Marilyn (Donald) Roberts of Stuart, Iowa; brother, Jack (Linda) Middleton of Alamongardo, New Mexico; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his son, Bruce Middleton; parents, Schultz and Helen (Cooley) Middleton; father-in-law, Harry Beardsley; and his mother-in-law, Inice Rundeo.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 19, 2011 at Norwalk United Methodist Church followed by burial at Norwalk Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon St.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Central Iowa in loving memory of Charles.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
Published in Des Moines (IA) Register; Thursday, November 17, 2011, page 7B