Charles “Chuck” Kenneth Loftus 1970 - 2021

LOFTUS, KEENAN, BOTTOLFSEN

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/17/2021 at 13:33:58

Sioux City Journal
20 January 2021

Charles K. ‘Chuck’ Loftus

Oklahoma City, Okla., formerly Moville, Iowa

Charles K. “Chuck” Loftus, 50, of Oklahoma City and formerly of Moville, passed away Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in a hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Waterbury Funeral Service of Sergeant Bluff. Burial will be in Paragon Cemetery, rural Hartington, Neb., with military honors provided by the United States Air Force. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Charles “Chuck” Kenneth Loftus was born Nov. 11, 1970, in Sioux City to Ronald and Connie Loftus. Chuck started school in Sioux City at Crescent Park elementary school before moving to Moville with his family in 1978 to attend Woodbury Central and graduated in 1989. He was an athlete playing baseball, basketball, football, wrestling and track for Woodbury Central. Chuck and Cynthia (Keenan) married in 2000 and had two daughters, Kaylee and Gracie, soon after. They loved their daddy very much and live in Oklahoma where Chuck and Cynthia settled after Chuck’s retirement.

Chuck joined the United States Air Force shortly after graduation and trained to be a jet engine mechanic. Chuck was stationed at McConnell AFB Kansas, Bentwaters AFB England, Tinker AFB Oklahoma, and Travis AFB CA. throughout his 22-year career before retiring as Master Sgt., E7, in 2012.

Chuck was also an avid rider of motorcycles and snowmobiles, often found riding around town or racing at tracks around Siouxland. Everyone knew the Loftus boys were popular for drag racing, motocross and fast cars. His sense of humor is memorable.

Chuck is survived by his wife, Cynthia of Oklahoma City; two children, Kaylee and Gracie; his mother, Connie Loftus of Salix; father, Ronald Loftus of Moville; twin brother, Robert Loftus of Illinois; Stan, Gloria and Brent Flewelling were a very large part of Chuck’s family as well (Chuck and Brent were inseparable, and if you saw one you knew the other was close by); and many loved ones.

Chuck was preceded in death by grandparents, Arthur and Dorothy Loftus, and Kenneth and Esther Bottolfsen; and sister, Gail Loftus-Hinkel.