Osterby, Charles 'Chuck' A.

Charles “Chuck” A. Osterby, 75, of Cedar Rapids, died March 24, 2010, following an extended illness. Private family funeral services will be 9 a.m. Monday, March 29, at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. The Rev. William B. Harnish will officiate. Burial will take place at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.

Surviving are his children, Karl Osterby of Minnesota and Amy Lambert, Sandra Osterby and Ellen Pitts, all of Maine; stepchildren, Michael De La Mater and wife Maria, Debra Brokaw and Tami Cerruto and husband Joseph, all of Cedar Rapids; and grandchildren, Jeremiah, Vincent, Tara, Christopher, Bradley, Nicholas, Hannah, Bethany and Matthew.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Chuck was born Oct. 24, 1934, in New York, N.Y., the son of Algot and Estella (McDorman) Osterby. He was married to Anna Osterby, and later divorced before she preceded him in death. He was employed in sales at New York Telephone, retiring in 1991. He married Louise A. (Votroubek) De La Mater on Aug. 8, 1963, in New York; she preceded him in death on May 29, 2007. 

Chuck enjoyed photography, sailing, reading, golfing, and woodworking. In his later years of life his passion was researching his genealogy on the World Wide Web.

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