Charles Woods

Charles Robert “Charley” Woods was born in Celina, Ohio, October 23, 1945, to the late Gerald “Hickory” and Hazel (Keel) Woods Buschor. He is survived by a close friend, Mandy Gerbig, Altoona, Iowa and son, Louis Woods, Willimanic, Connecticut; two brothers, Bill (Jane) Woods, St. Henry, Ohio, and Rick (Rita) Woods, Celina, Ohio; sister, Pam (Henry) Billerman, Celnia, Ohio; two brothers-in-law, Dick Feierstein and Jack Fickert, both of Celina, Ohio; a sister-in-law, Vina Woods, Celina, Ohio; and five grandchildren.

Deceased are two brothers, Ernie and Gerald “Buss” Woods, and three sisters, Virginia Fickert, Jackie Feierstein and Jean Dunno; and one brother-in-law, Frank “Dino” Dunno.

He attended Celina High School. He was retired from the U.S. Navy as a first class torpedo man on submarine tenders and as a company commander at the Great Lakes Naval Base. He also worked as a security guard at the Huffy Bicycles in Celina, Ohio. Most recently he worked for Disney’s Wilderness Lodge as a preventative maintenance engineer and also for American Republic Insurance as a building maintenance engineer in Des Moines, IA. He was a member of the Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines, IA.

Charley’s body will be cremated, and his cremated remains will be buried in Osage, IA. A memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Celina, Ohio at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 2, 2010 with the Reverend David Dennis officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Taylor House Hospice, 3401 E. Douglas, Des Moines, IA 50317.

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