Memorial
Charles Howard Fairweather, age 84, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa died Thursday, July 3, 2014 at his residence after a lengthy illness.
A private family funeral service will be held Monday, July 7, 2014. Burial with military honors will follow at the Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
A memorial has been established in Charles’s name.
Charles was born March 12, 1930 to Clint and Floy Galer Fairweather in Edgewood, Iowa. He served honorably in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Charles was united in marriage to Ethel Lavon Holthaus on February 20, 1954 in Manchester. He was employed as a sales specialist at Collins until his retirement.
Charles was proud to be a United States Veteran, and enjoyed his membership with the Central City American Legion Post #421. He loved spending time with his kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids, and enjoyed watching the Cardinals and Hawkeyes play. He will be missed by his family, but he is now reunited with “the most beautiful woman on earth,” his late wife, Ethel.
He is survived by four daughters: Sherrie (Thomas) Dvorak of Selma; Lori (William) Heck of Cedar Rapids; Debra (Bruce) Larson of Marion; Pamela (Mark) Trinkle of Springville; eleven grandchildren; and fifteen great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife Ethel in 1997; his parents; three brothers; and four sisters.