Charles Milton ‘Chuck’?GilbertCharles Milton “Chuck” Gilbert, 83, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2019, at his son’s residence.
He was born on September 16, 1935, in Richmond, Ind., to Milton H. and Viola Fourman Gilbert.
He attended Richmond public schools, was a United States Army veteran and on November 8, 1963, in Sioux Falls, S.D., he married Rebecca Serena “Becky” Wing, who survives.
He formerly lived in Texas, Ohio and Minnesota before moving to Warsaw in 1987 from Oklahoma. He formerly worked various jobs in maintenance of grounds and building and was a mechanic. He formerly worked for Creighton Brothers, Ace Hardware, Cardinal Center for eight years in Warsaw and Baker Hughes in McAlester, Okla., and Houston, Texas, for seven-plus years.
He is survived by wife, Becky Gilbert of Warsaw; two daughters, Brenda J. (Mark) Hellyer of Pearland, Texas, and Christina Marie Comer of Warsaw; three sons, Eric (Cathy) Gilbert of Warsaw, Blaine M. (Linda) Gilbert of Goshen and Mitchell D. (Dian) Gilbert of Goshen; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Lawrence A. (Betty) Gilbert of Manvel, Texas, and Carl Joseph (Kim) Gilbert of Alvin, Texas; and half brother, David (Margaret) Oakley of Manvel, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Kathrine J. Gilbert; great-great-grandson, Chazz Logan Lee Crippin; and half brother, Claude Oakley.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, at the Redeemer Lutheran Church, Warsaw, with Rev. Michael Mueller of the church officiating. Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, Warsaw, is in charge of arrangements.
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