Charles E. "Chuck" Freeman Obituary (1927 - 2018)

Charles E. "Chuck" Freeman, 91, of Cabot, Pennsylvania formerly of Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away on September 22, 2018 at the Concordia Lutheran Ministries. He was born May 10, 1927 in Butler, Pennsylvania to the late Joseph Freeman and the late Nellie Fuhs Freeman. Chuck was a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy. He went on to obtain his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. Chuck worked as an Engineer and Manager for West Penn Power and First Energy at 4 power generation stations in Western PA, retiring on September 1, 1990. He is a veteran of the US Army, having served in the Military Police in France and Germany during WWII. Chuck was a member of St. Andrew's United Presbyterian Church and a life member of both the VFW Post #249 and American Legion Post #47. He enjoyed bowling and golf. He is survived by his son, John B. Freeman and his wife Becky of Sugar Land, TX; two daughters, Ann Dumbaugh and her husband Richard of Butler, PA, and Kathryn Freeman-Jones and her husband Jeffery of Midlothian, VA; two grandchildren, Charles E. Dumbaugh and his wife Jennifer, and Graham M. Jones and his wife Casey; and two great-grandchildren, Marek G. Dumbaugh and Hadley Grace Jones. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Lee Pollock Freeman, whom he married on December 27, 1949 and who passed away on March 13, 2014; one grandson; two brothers; and one sister. Friends will be received Saturday, September 29, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Thompson - Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street Butler, PA. Funeral services will be held immediately following at 2:30 p.m. at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home Inc., 124 East North St. Butler, PA, with Pastor Merry H. Meloy of St. Andrew's United Presbyterian Church, officiating. Private burial will take place in the Butler County Memorial Park. Memorial donations are suggested to the Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation, 134 Marwood Rd., Cabot, PA 16023-2245 or to the Good Samaritan Hospice, 134 Marwood Rd., Cabot, PA 16023-2245 .