Charles R. Wheeler
May 12, 2024 at 3:45 p.m.
Charles R. Wheeler, 94, of Warsaw and previously Florida, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024, at Miller’s Merry Manor.
Charles was born on Jan. 27, 1930, in Stephenville, Texas, the son of L.H. Red and Eleanor “Nell” Roberts Wheeler. He was united in marriage to Lynn Longbrake on Aug. 12, 1961, in Warsaw, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
He was a graduate of Arlington Heights in Fort Worth, Texas, and continued on to receive his bachelor’s in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University.
Charles served in the U.S. Air Force and served as a 1st lieutenant in the Air Force Armament Center in the research and development command. He served during the Korean War and was honorably discharged.
He was an executive vice president for Da-Lite Screen Co., retiring in 2004 after 35 years; he also worked at Dalton Foundry from 1962-1969. Charles enjoyed weekly chicken foot dominos with his buddies; traveling, especially the annual trip to Mazatlán, Mexico, and watching all Aggie sports. He cherished being able to watch his great-granddaughter, Nora Lynn, grow up. He was very involved in the community, being a part of American Cancer Society, Noon Kiwanis Club, United Fund, Chamber of Commerce, the Republican Club, KCH Founders, Center Lake Conservation Association, Warsaw Library Board, Grace College Board, Miss Kosciusko Pageant, KCH Board, Junior Achievement, American Legion Post 49, Elks, N.E. Indiana and Texas A&M Club, and was Warsaw Man of the Year in 1978.
Charles will be lovingly remembered by his daughter, Cindy (Todd) Thompson, of Fort Wayne; son, Chris (Mike Kreitzer) Wheeler, of Aventura, Fla.; and grandchildren: Mick (Bailey) Thompson, of Morehead City, N.C.; and Molly (fiancé Austin Hanley) Thompson, of Fort Wayne; and great-granddaughter, Nora Lynn Thompson, of Morehead, N.C. He was preceded in passing by his parents; his loving wife, Lynn; and sister, Mary Nell Wright.
A visitation with family and friends will be from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. with a Rosary to immediately follow on Thursday, May 23 in McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapels, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 24 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery.
The family kindly request the memorial donations to Our Father’s House, 2114 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw, IN 46580; or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.
To sign the guestbook or send a condolence to the family, please visit www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.
Charles R. Wheeler, 94, of Warsaw and previously Florida, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024, at Miller’s Merry Manor.
Charles was born on Jan. 27, 1930, in Stephenville, Texas, the son of L.H. Red and Eleanor “Nell” Roberts Wheeler. He was united in marriage to Lynn Longbrake on Aug. 12, 1961, in Warsaw, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
He was a graduate of Arlington Heights in Fort Worth, Texas, and continued on to receive his bachelor’s in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University.
Charles served in the U.S. Air Force and served as a 1st lieutenant in the Air Force Armament Center in the research and development command. He served during the Korean War and was honorably discharged.
He was an executive vice president for Da-Lite Screen Co., retiring in 2004 after 35 years; he also worked at Dalton Foundry from 1962-1969. Charles enjoyed weekly chicken foot dominos with his buddies; traveling, especially the annual trip to Mazatlán, Mexico, and watching all Aggie sports. He cherished being able to watch his great-granddaughter, Nora Lynn, grow up. He was very involved in the community, being a part of American Cancer Society, Noon Kiwanis Club, United Fund, Chamber of Commerce, the Republican Club, KCH Founders, Center Lake Conservation Association, Warsaw Library Board, Grace College Board, Miss Kosciusko Pageant, KCH Board, Junior Achievement, American Legion Post 49, Elks, N.E. Indiana and Texas A&M Club, and was Warsaw Man of the Year in 1978.
Charles will be lovingly remembered by his daughter, Cindy (Todd) Thompson, of Fort Wayne; son, Chris (Mike Kreitzer) Wheeler, of Aventura, Fla.; and grandchildren: Mick (Bailey) Thompson, of Morehead City, N.C.; and Molly (fiancé Austin Hanley) Thompson, of Fort Wayne; and great-granddaughter, Nora Lynn Thompson, of Morehead, N.C. He was preceded in passing by his parents; his loving wife, Lynn; and sister, Mary Nell Wright.
A visitation with family and friends will be from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. with a Rosary to immediately follow on Thursday, May 23 in McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapels, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 24 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery.
The family kindly request the memorial donations to Our Father’s House, 2114 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw, IN 46580; or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.
To sign the guestbook or send a condolence to the family, please visit www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.