Charles R. Douglas

Charles R. “Chuck” Douglas, 76, of Newton passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, at Skiff Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m., Saturday, until the time of service. Interment will follow the service at Our Silent City Cemetery in Kellogg.

Chuck was born on Jan. 2, 1940 in Des Moines. His parents were Joe and Mary (Beebe) Douglas. Chuck was united in marriage to Carol L. Lynch on June 21, 1968.

Chuck worked for Douglas Construction in Des Moines, at Maytag Plant 2 in the sheet metal department for 12 years, and at Holland Industries in Gilman as a plant manager for 17 years. He then operated his own business, Douglas Trenching, for many years and was in association with Griffith Home Builders, retiring in 2012.

Chuck enjoyed camping, hunting, riding motorcycles, fishing in Canada, helping others and being with family and friends.

Those left to honor Chuck’s memory are his wife, Carol of 48 years; children, Jo Beth (Steve) Harden of Newton; Charles J. Douglas of Newton; Joel (Linda) Douglas of Newton; Terrie Biskner of Palmetto, Fla.; Jill Douglas Churchill of Buffalo, Minn; Jane (Doug) Shafer of Stanwood, Wash.; Rob (Kim) Douglas of Ankeny; and LeAnn (Jeff) Douglas Karsten of Newton; 20 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and numerous brothers and sisters. Chuck was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Mary Douglas; birth mother, Jennie Beebe Danielson; and several siblings.