Charles William Ingrim

Charles passed away on early Friday morning at the VA Medical Center in Omaha. Memorials may be directed to the Rose Hill Cemetery in lieu of flowers. Charles William Ingrim passed away on October 18, 2013 at the VA Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 90 years. Charlie was the son of Earl Dewey Ingrim and Orpha Mae Elmore. He was born on June 27, 1923 in Rock Port, Missouri but moved shortly after to Shenandoah, he was one of five siblings. He married Carol Ione Johnson, daughter of William Orval and Maude Estelle Johnson on June 4, 1948 in Wichita, Kansas. A graduate of Shenandoah High School Class of 1941, he was active in football, basketball and track. Growing up in a musical family, he learned to play the guitar and banjo at a very young age. Music became a big interest and enjoyment in his life. Over the years he entertained with many groups for gatherings, radio performances, dances, nursing home and senior care centers. They enjoyed sharing their love of country, bluegrass and big band music. His heart's desire was to instill the love of music in others. He would purchase guitars, keyboards, ect. And give them and lessons to others to get them ...[more]

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rted. He loved helping people. Charlie served in the Army Medical Corp in France and England during World War II keeping complete records as requisition and dispersal of supplies clerk. He also had the honor of chauffeuring officers from place to place. He spent most of his working life in Shenandoah serving as Clerk and Counterman at wholesale auto stores. He worked 18 years at Sidles and 15 years plus at Joyce Brothers. He also spent many early morning hours delivering papers on the rural routes of Southwest Iowa. In later years he assisted in transporting cars for Beechers Chevrolet. He loved working on old cars and would frustrate his wife by always having at least one car in the driveway with the hood up for hours. Of course, often forgetting to change out of his good clothes first didn't help. He was a great supporter of his wife's love of genealogy. Sharing an interest in travel, they used vacation time each year to search for information on their family histories. Charlie served on the Shenandoah Cemetery Board. After many long hours of walking and researching records and stones, he and Carol compiled and published the Rose Hill Cemetery Record Books. Charlie was preceded in death by his parents, wife, step-father James Hicks, a brother Harry Ingrim and a sister Gladys Hard. Charlie is survived by two daughters Elizabeth Kamman of St. Joseph, MO, and Marilyn Kay Willeman of Shenandoah, and son/nephew Ron Ingrim of Indian Harbor Beach, FL; six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren; two brothers Frank Ingrim of Imogene, IA and Kenneth Ingrim of Grand Junction, CO.