Charles Mader

CHARLES MADER

Center Point

Charles E. Mader, 94, of Center Point, died Monday, Feb. 17, 2014. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at First Christian Church, Center Point, by the Rev. Melanie Van Weelden. Burial: Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call after 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Papich-Kuba Funeral Service, Cedar Rapids, is serving the family.

Charles is survived by three daughters, Garnet Mader, Center Point, Carol Opheim, Federal Way, Wash., and Sharon (Dale) Barnes, Anamosa; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys; parents, Paul and Inez (Cumberland) Mader; and sisters, Christine Folkin and Mary Kessler.

Charles was born Aug. 2, 1919, at the family farm on Cumberland Hill, Benton County, Iowa, and was a lifelong area resident. He married Gladys M. Noska on Dec. 24, 1941, in Kahoka, Mo. Charles cared for his wife the last 12 years of her life until her death June 10, 2002.

He worked as a mechanic at Iowa Manufacturing for 38 years until his retirement in 1987. Charles was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.

He was a member of First Christian Church and American Legion Dye Benion Post 297, both in Center Point, and an IBEW Union member in Cedar Rapids.

In September 2010, Charles had the opportunity to go on the Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., with other World War II veterans.

He loved to work on cars and could repair anything.

Military honors will be accorded by American Legion Dye Benion Post 297.

A memorial fund has been established in Charles' name.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.papich-kubafs.com under "obituaries."