Charles L. "Chuck" Garel
July 7, 1950 - December 14, 2013

"I knew the Garel family in the early sixties when they lived in New Lisbon. Chuck's family came to our church during their years in this area, and his father led Vacation Bible School at least one year. I enjoyed knowing Charles and his little brother Bobby, and Lisa was born after they left New Lisbon. Chuck stopped in to visit us a few years ago and we enjoyed seeing him. He will always be remembered as well as the rest of the family. Our prayers to his extended family. "

"I write again to Marietta, Matt, Prudence, Lisa. Robert, and Aeja, asking God to comfort you and bless you. No one could give me a ride to Chuck's send off. I feel bad, as I wanted to be there with you. Chuck shared so much with me over the years. So as you brush away your tears remember how much family meant to Chuck, even in your hard times together. Many will miss him. Many really cared, no matter how many actually show up at the service. May God touch your lives through Chuck's memory. May the Lord give you peace in your heart. IN Jesus' name. Amen! I loved the big guy! Wonderful faithful and loyal friend."

"I met Chuck well his father was our Pastor at Poynette Inch Church. We would get together at the house on Main Street or he would come out to our place. It was tough for Chuck being the only Black Kid in Poynette High. Then he moved and I joined the Marines! We met again about 7-8 years ago probable at a funeral. Since then we renewed our friendship. Received many calls from my friend. We talked about our time in Poynette and he told me about the other places he lived. Chuck never missed a class reunion and knew everyone. His knowledge of sports was incredible. Loved those Wisconsin sports! Went to a Poynette Girls Sofball Tourament with him. They won and we went back to Poynette for the Pararde! Won't have know about it except for Chuck. Meet other people from Poynette. Chuck knew all of the people. Fans, coaches and players! We will never get to that Poynette Football Game we talked about for years my friend! Before I met Chuck again I heard him on TV and radio sports call in shows. I heard that voice and I knew it was Chuck! After we got together we had some good laughs over that! I was calling also! I was the Hankster! Sometimes our opinions were not the same! This was a couple years before we got back together. Chuck always wanted to get together with our friend Andy Waller for a beer after Andy moved! Didn't realize my friend was so ill! May God Forgive me for not visiting him. Called once, expected a call back. Call never came till I saw the Obit today. Will miss my friend from grade school! Make those calls you keep puting off. It could be late! "

"What can you say when you lose a good friend and brother in Christ? I write because I may not get a ride to the funeral. Being "carless" has kept me from doing things with Chuck who was active in our Prayer and Praise fellowship in the 70's and then in my house fellowship, for several years from the late 1990's till about 2005. Chuck still came to church at City Church, where it was always nice to see his smiling face. Chuck often lived in the past as he enjoyed his stops at New LIsbon, Pepin, and Poynette, following his father, who was a Pastor in Baptist and Methodist circles. Chuck kept his dad's vibrant faith. Chuck was an expert in sports and sports history. He followed all his past schools religiously, while going up and down with Badger sports, the Packers, the Brewers, and the Bucks a little. He was a loyal, sweet-spirited friend. For Chuck, though life was often unfair to him, he kept life simple. He loved his savior, Jesus Christ. He loved his wife, Marietta, along with daughter Prudence, and son Lonnie. He worried about his children all of the time hoping for them to find the Lord and a better life. I was talking with Lee Martin, who had hoped to visit Chuck, and found out Chuck had given Lee, and his then wife, a car, so that they could find work back in the 70's. Chuck was a giving person. I remember his excitement at one of the Poynette Softball state championships. We sat together and he was just so happy. We sat together at football games and basketball games, too. Now he is gone, and there will be a void for me in phone calls. I know Chuck called many of you, too. I know he was always trying to get back to Pepin, New Lisbon, or Poynette, mostly because he hated what Madison was becoming. And he still missed his mom and dad. Well now Charles "Chuck" is reunited with his mom and dad in God's heavenly place. Good bye, brother Chuck. I will miss you!"

"I am saddend to here Charles passing. I knew him as a boy in New Lisbon back in the 1960s"

"I have a lot of great memories of Chuck... So saddened to hear of his passing at Christmas Time. If I remember... He loved Christmas!"

"Charles is the sweetest brother a sister could ever ask for. He was a wonderful big brother who always shared his love of 60's music through his hundreds of albums as a teenager. He loved his cars, and there were many haha, including my fav, the pink Rambler. We loved our family dinners together with all the fixings...pizza, fried chicken, ribs...and eating at Heritage House Smorgasbord. No morning was complete without Chuckie's head buried in the sports page while eating a bowl of Wheaties at the breakfast table. Edgewood, Badgers, Poynette...even the Razorbacks were always a subject he loved to keep me informed about. Bowling was his passion and he had some great moments. He loved his animals and never saw a cat or dog that he didn't like. Maiden Rock, Pepin, New Lisbon, Poynette...all his childhood homes were forever spoken of with yearning, for he loved the many friends he made growing up. I will miss him as my one true Touchstone to the life we shared in WIsconsin. Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows. "