Obituaries : Charles Edward Beatty

Charles Edward Beatty

VINTON: Charles Edward Beatty, 88, of Vinton, Iowa, died in St Luke’s Hospice Unit surrounded by his family on December 31, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vinton, on Saturday, January 3rd at 11am with Rev. Stephen K. Preus officiating. Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Shellsburg. Visitation will be Friday evening, January 2nd from 4 – 7 pm at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 East Sixth Street) in Vinton, Iowa. The family suggests memorials to Trinity Lutheran Church, Vinton, Iowa.

Charles was born to Joseph Charles (Charlie) and Minnie (Weis) Beatty on July 17, 1926 of Shellsburg, Iowa. He was raised on the family farm west of Shellsburg and graduated with honors from Shellsburg High School in the class of 1944. He served in the US Army during the Korean War.

In August 1950 he married Marcella Robbins and raised a family of five children in Shellsburg and Vinton. For many years he served on the Shellsburg School Board. Charles worked as a farmer, sold fertilizer and was owner operator of Northern Insulation for several years. His wife, Marcella, passed away in 1976. In 1977 Charles married Suzanne Hagan Beatty until her death in 2006.

Charles was a longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Vinton where he sang in the choir and served as an elder. He loved to visit with his friends and family and will always be remembered for his kindness and care for everyone he saw throughout the day. His faith and love for his family were always most important in his life.

Charles was predeceased by his parents, his wives, three brothers, Walter, Ronald, and Keith; son, Michael and stepson, Randy. He is survived by sons, Charles (Ann) of Rochester, MN, Marion (Peggy) of Decorah, Iowa, Brian (Robin) of Des Moines, Iowa, and daughter, Annette (Lance) Wingfield of Fort Worth, TX, and stepchildren, Greg Beatty of Decatur, NE, Lindsay (Colleen) Beatty of Harlan, IA, Steve (Diane) Beatty of Vinton, and Brenda Jo (Dave) Aitchison of Cedar Rapids; twenty-one grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren; his sisters Mae (Raymond) Buelow of Cedar Rapids, Mary (Chuck) Koopman of Newhall and brother, Donald (Sherri) Beatty of Shellsburg; sisters-in-law Sharon (Ronald) Beatty of Palo and Cheryl (Keith) Beatty of Shellsburg and special friend and companion, Bernice Ahl of Vinton.

The family wishes to extend their sincere gratitude for the personalized and professional care provided to Charles and his family during his care at the Virginia Gay Hospital and Annex in Vinton and St. Luke’s Hospital and Hospice Unit in Cedar Rapids.

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