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Charles Fairweather
CHARLES FAIRWEATHER
Cedar Rapids
Charles Howard Fairweather, 84, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, July 3, 2014, at his residence
after a lengthy illness. A private family funeral service will be Monday, July 7. Burial, with military honors, will follow at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
A memorial has been established in Charles's name.
Online condolences may be submitted at www.cedarmemorial.com under Obituaries.
Charles was born March 12, 1930, to Clint and Floy Galer Fairweather in Edgewood, Iowa. He served honorably in the United States Army during the Korean conflict. Charles was united in marriage to Ethel Lavon Holthaus on Feb. 20, 1954, in Manchester. He was employed as a sales specialist at Collins until his retirement.
Charles was proud to be a United States veteran and enjoyed his membership with the Central City American Legion Post 421. He loved spending time with his kids, grandkids and great-grandkids and enjoyed watching the Cardinals and Hawkeyes play.
He will be missed by his family, but he is now reunited with "the most beautiful woman on earth," his late wife, Ethel.
He is survived by four daughters, Sherrie (Thomas) Dvorak of Selma, Lori (William) Heck of Cedar Rapids, Debra (Bruce) Larson of Marion and Pamela (Mark) Trinkle of Springville; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ethel, in 1997; his parents, three brothers and four sisters.
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