Obituary for Charles Edward "Charlie" Bates
It is with great sadness that the family of Charles Edward “Charlie” Bates announces his peaceful passing of July 6, 2019 in Florence, Wisconsin at the age of 77.
Charlie was born on May 2, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois to John and Della (Stanaway) Bates. Charlie was raised in Iron Mountain, Michigan and graduated from Iron Mountain High School, class of 1960.
Charlie worked in the information technology and telecommunications industries, beginning at Teletype Corporation in Chicago and retiring from MGIC in Milwaukee, Wis. in 2004. On November 21, 1997 he was united in marriage to Rita Allen. In 2004, Charles and Rita retired and moved to Florence, Wis. In 2008, he and Rita made Payson Ariz. their winter home. He was a member of the Moose Lodge #852 in Payson, Ariz., and the Elks Lodge #2090 in Show Low, Ariz.
Charlie enjoyed woodworking throughout his life and after retirement completed two fully-functional clocks made almost entirely of wood. Charlie was also a ham radio enthusiast and was proficient in Morse code and a member of The International Morse Preservation Society.
Survivors include his loving wife, Rita; one son, John Bates, Lake Villa, Ill. and one daughter, Anne Bates, Milwaukee, Wis.
Charles was preceded in death by his parents, Della (Jim) Finnerty and John (Nettie) Bates.
Visitation will be held Saturday, July 13, 2019 from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. at the Jacobs-Lundholm Funeral Home, Florence, Wis. A memorial service will take place at 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Humane Society of Central Arizona (http://humanesocietycentralaz.org) in Payson where Charlie and Rita adopted their rescue dogs, Happy and Igor.
You may leave a condolence or tribute for Charlie’s family online atwww.JacobsFuneralHomes.com
The family has chosen the Jacobs-Lundholm Funeral Home and Crematory, Florence, Wis., to honor Charlie’s legacy of life.
Charlie was born on May 2, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois to John and Della (Stanaway) Bates. Charlie was raised in Iron Mountain, Michigan and graduated from Iron Mountain High School, class of 1960.
Charlie worked in the information technology and telecommunications industries, beginning at Teletype Corporation in Chicago and retiring from MGIC in Milwaukee, Wis. in 2004. On November 21, 1997 he was united in marriage to Rita Allen. In 2004, Charles and Rita retired and moved to Florence, Wis. In 2008, he and Rita made Payson Ariz. their winter home. He was a member of the Moose Lodge #852 in Payson, Ariz., and the Elks Lodge #2090 in Show Low, Ariz.
Charlie enjoyed woodworking throughout his life and after retirement completed two fully-functional clocks made almost entirely of wood. Charlie was also a ham radio enthusiast and was proficient in Morse code and a member of The International Morse Preservation Society.
Survivors include his loving wife, Rita; one son, John Bates, Lake Villa, Ill. and one daughter, Anne Bates, Milwaukee, Wis.
Charles was preceded in death by his parents, Della (Jim) Finnerty and John (Nettie) Bates.
Visitation will be held Saturday, July 13, 2019 from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. at the Jacobs-Lundholm Funeral Home, Florence, Wis. A memorial service will take place at 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Humane Society of Central Arizona (http://humanesocietycentralaz.org) in Payson where Charlie and Rita adopted their rescue dogs, Happy and Igor.
You may leave a condolence or tribute for Charlie’s family online atwww.JacobsFuneralHomes.com
The family has chosen the Jacobs-Lundholm Funeral Home and Crematory, Florence, Wis., to honor Charlie’s legacy of life.