Charles F. Schaechter
Charles F. Schaechter, age 90, formerly of Viola, died
Saturday May 16, 1992, at Laurelwood Health Care Center in Rock Island.
Services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's Catholic Church in Viola.
Burial was at St. John's Catholic Cemetery in Viola.
He was born on Sept. 28, 1901 in Gilchrest, IL, the son of Louis
Schaechter and Ida Roettler Schaechter. He was the owner of the Viola
Garage Mechanic for 45 years, retiring in 1969.
He married Florance Mae Soseman on June 28, 1930 in Peoria.
He was a member of St. John's Catholic Church and had served as
an usher. He was a member of the Viola Volunteer Firemen and had served
as secretary for the organization. He was town clerk of Viola for 15 years.
Survivors include his wife; daughters, Margie A. Frakes of Rock
Island and Mim Merta of Dunedin, FL; a son, Charles Robert of Moline; 12
grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; sisters, Josephine Carlson
Hunting of Phoenix and Marjorie Steiner of Sacramento, CA, and a
brother, Rev. Louis Schaechter of Oak Lawn, IL.
Memorials may be made to the Church or to the Altar and Rosary
Society of the Church. Kirk, Huggins and Esterdahl Funeral Home of Orion
was in charge of arrangements.
(Aledo Times Record)
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