Charles William Kofron

Charles "Charlie" William Kofron, 93, of Tipton, died peacefully in his home, with family enjoying his recipe of vegetable beef soup, on September 26, 2014. Funeral services for Charlie will be held at 10:30AM, Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Tipton, Iowa. Burial will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Tipton, Iowa. Visitation will be Tuesday, September 30, 2014 from 4-7PM at Fry Funeral Home in Tipton, Iowa. A memorial has been established in Charlie's honor. Online condolences may be shared at www.fryfuneralhome.com. Charlie was born November 4, 1920 in rural Iowa City, Iowa, son of Frank and Rose Walta Kofron. He attended West Branch High School. He served the Army Artillery in WWII. On Charlie's birthday in 1946, he married Anne Cecilia Lynch at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Iowa City, Iowa. Together, he and Anne had twin daughters, Barbara and Bethany, and sons, Kevin and Charles known as "Chuck". Charlie was a carpenter, builder and lock-smith during his working years. Since 1970, he and son, Kevin, have owned and operated Kofron Builders. He served on the Tipton Fire Depart...[more]

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t for 22 years. He enjoyed watching the birds, fishing and hunting. Charlie was also a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Tipton, Iowa. Charlie is survived by his daughters, Barbara (Ken) Renkenberger of Omaha, Nebraska, and Bethany Newnum of Tipton, Iowa; son, Kevin (Jodi) Kofron of Tipton, Iowa; sister, Dorothy Richard, Arkansas; grandchildren, Michael Newnum, Jason (Victoria) Newnum, Virginia "Ginny" (Ben) Pratt, Aaron (Deidra) Renkenberger, Kara Kofron, Jill Kofron and Jamie Kofron; great-grandchildren, Emily Renkenberger, Madisen Pratt, Samantha Pratt, and Elías Newnum DeDios. Charlie was preceded in death by his spouse, Anne; son, Charles "Chuck" Kofron; 7 brothers; and 3 sisters.