MENTONE – Charles Lee Shoemaker, 91, Mentone, died at 1:45 a.m. Nov. 11, 2011.
He was born July 8, 1920, in Burket, to Ted and Ruth Jones Shoemaker. On Feb. 14, 1942, he married Pauine May Middaugh, of Argos, who survives.
He lived in the Burket community most of his life. He was a World War II veteran and entered the Army in October 1942. He had six months of schooling at Camp Campbell, Ky. Then he was sent overseas six months to Bath, England. Six months before D-Day, they entered Normandy Beach Head, France, and went through five countries in Europe. He received five Bronze Battle Stars and many ribbons. He received his honorable discharge in October 1945.
He owned and operated Shoemaker’s Aluminum for 30 years. He and his wife Pauline spent 26 winters going to Florida. He loved fishing, but his first love was farming.
Also surviving are a brother, Howard (and spouse Berniece) Shoemaker, Roann. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ruth Shoemaker, who died Jan. 30, 1936; his father, Sheldon “Ted” Shoemaker, who died Nov. 10, 1970; two brothers, Kenneth Shoemaker, Mentone, who died July 14, 1999, and James Shoemaker, Roann, who died April 5, 1986.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at King Memorial Home, 101 N. Tucker St., Mentone, with the Rev. Gary Loy officiating. Burial will be in Palestine Cemetery with military graveside rites by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts of Warsaw.
***** Memorials can be made to the Burket United Methodist Church or the Burket Fire Department.
Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com
