Charles M. Pease

Celebration of life funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at the Hackett-Livingston Funeral Home in Shenandoah. Visitation with the family will be held 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 17, 2019 at the funeral home. Burial will be held at the Rose Hill Cemetery with military rites provided by the Shenandoah American Legion Post 88 Color Guard. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the First Christian Church of Shenandoah or the Shenandoah Food Pantry. Charles Marion Pease, son of Marion G. and Opal (Snowden) Pease, was born on February 2, 1925 in rural Shenandoah, Iowa. He passed away on Monday, May 13, 2019 at the Elm Heights Care Center in Shenandoah at the age of 94. He grew up on the family farm and attended White Cloud Country School and Shenandoah High School graduating with the class of 1943. On February 5, 1944 he was united in marriage to Lois Elouise Martin in Hiawatha, Kansas, to this union two children were born Charles Dean and Curtis Lee. The couple resided in rural Shenandoah until moving into town in 1980. On December 28 of 1944, Charles joined the United States Army at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. During ...[more]

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service he served as an Honor Guard for General Douglas MacArthur. Earning the Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon, two Overseas Bars, Army of Occupation Medal of Japan and Honor Guard Award. After being honorably discharged he returned to the Shenandoah area where he farmed with his family until retirement. He had been living most recently at Windsor Manor until his accident then was at Elm Heights until his death. His wife Lois of 66 years passed away in 2010. Charles was preceded in death by his wife Lois, parents, brother Jack (Wanda) Pease and brother-in-law John Hagedorn. Those left to cherish his memory include his sons Charles Dean Pease and wife Marilee and Curtis Pease and wife Karen both of Shenandoah, grandchildren Darin Pease and wife Jackie and their daughter Victoria, Jason Pease and wife Mindy and their children Tanner, Taylor and Tucker, Molly Nelson and husband Eric and their son Ruger, Brandon Pease and wife Brandy and their children Knox and Kynlee, sisters Clotile Pease and friend Kathy Bergman, and Marilyn Hagedorn, sister-in-law Elizabeth Martin and numerous nieces and nephews.