""Uncle Chuck" will always be remembered by our family. He tolerated the three Schoenauer girls - and they could be a stubborn bunch - but he married one of them and the rest, as they say is history. He was always very kind and giving. He loved his children like no other. I can still remember sitting around my grandmother's kitchen table listening to cassette tape recordings of Jeff when he was stationed far away from home. At that time, that tape recorder was HIGH TECH and we were all pretty impressed. 72+ years of marriage... what an amazing feat. Peace to Aunt Jean, Jeff and family. "
In loving memory of
Charles F. "Chuck" Dyer
November 23, 1914 - March 1, 2013
Charles F. "Chuck" Dyer, 98, of Maquoketa, Iowa, died on Friday morning, March 1, 2013, at the Maquoketa Care Center in Maquoketa, Iowa.
A celebration of Chuck's life will be held at 6:30 P.M., Wednesday, March 6, 2013, from the Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa, Iowa. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 4:30 to 6:30 P.M., Wednesday, March 6, 2013, from the Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa. Cremation will follow the service and burial will be at the Mount Hope Cemetery, Maquoketa.
Charles F. Dyer was born on November 23, 1914 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Alfred and Leona (Brooks) Dyer. He was a high school graduate and later attended Bayless Business College. He married Virginia "Jean" Schoenauer on May 16, 1940 in Dubuque, Iowa.
"Chuck" retired on January 1, 1977 as the Regional General Adjuster after over 35 years with the General Adjustment Bureau. During this period he was transferred over ten times. Upon retirement, Chuck and Jean chose Maquoketa as their final home location. In retirement, Chuck had worked in the insurance department of the Ken Ehlinger Insurance & Real Estate firm in Maquoketa.
"Chuck" was not one to sit around and had been active on the Jackson County Board of Review, Maquoketa Library Board, Maquoketa Planning and Zoning Commission, and the Maquoketa Utility Board. He was a past member of the Maquoketa Lions Club and had been a member of the First United Methodist Church in Maquoketa. He was a Mason for over 50 years and a member of the Maquoketa Masonic Helion Lodge #36 AF & AM, where he had served as past Master in 1982 and 1983. He also was a 32nd degree Scottish Mason and a member of the Scottish Rite Bodies in Clinton, Iowa.
Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Virginia "Jean" Dyer of Maquoketa, IA; children, Jeff (Rebecca) Dyer of Raeford, NC, and Joan (Gordon) Meloche of Manchester, MI; 6 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.
In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, a Charles F. "Chuck" Dyer memorial fund has been established.
Online condolences may be left at www.CarsonAndSon.com.
Tributes
"To the family of Brother Chuck Dyer; The contributions of Bro. Chuck, to the Masonic Fraternity will always be valued memories. Yours truly, John Cressey , Past Master, of Helion # 36 AF&AM Maquoketa, Iowa"
"Jean,Jeff,and family: Words can not express how grateful we are that we have gotten to share some time with Chuck. We got to see that warm smile and hear some of his fantastic quotes. We unfortunately knew him for such a short while but grew to love him just the same. Thank you for sharing your husband/father with us. We will truly miss him!"
"We always looked foreward to our bridge games with our bridge club and especially Chuck who would always entertain us with one of his stories and he always used me as his straight man(person). Sometimes he was even in constume. We never knew what to expect...it was so much fun. We shall miss our dear friend. "
"Jean-Sorry to hear of Chuck's passing-I remember his quick wit and the good times we had a Ehlinger Insurance-You were so lucky to spend over 70 years together-may time heal your heart!"