Charles Lewis Feeser

Charles (Charlie) was born to Harvey and Caroline Feeser in Dayton, OH on April 20, 1930. He graduated from Fairmont High School before enlisting in the United States Navy for nine years of dedicated service. In the early ‘50s while stationed in Panama aboard the USS Orion AS-18, he met his beloved, Josefina, whom he married on November 29, 1952.

Their marriage would bless them with five children whom he taught in their formative years how to ride a bike, ice skate, hold and swing a baseball bat, throw a football, fly a kite, shake someone’s hand, address adults, bait a fishing hook and cast a line, plant and tend a vegetable garden, mow a lawn, build a snowman, paint a room, build a campfire, trim a Christmas tree, carve a Halloween pumpkin, wield a hammer, tie a necktie, drive and maintain a car, and walk with dignity. By example, he showed them the virtues of loyalty. And he passed along these lessons and values to his grandchildren. Charlie relished the simple joys of life and the fellowship of everyone he met; he never met a stranger. He was deeply committed to his Catholic faith.

Charlie was an avid fisherman and outdoorsman. He was a lover of America’s national parks and wildlife. He preferred a day on the golf course to a day inside.

An audiophile, he crooned and whistled melodiously as he listened to the music of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. He loved a great ballad that he could slow dance to with his Josefina. Charlie and Josefina also enjoyed square dancing for a number of years and established many lasting friendships. As a member of the Milton Club, he most enjoyed singing baritone and performing in a barbershop quartet. In his last years, he would sit for hours blissfully listening to the music of John Denver and the great Andrea Bocelli.

Charlie’s career stretched from his military service to his employment at Van Dyne Crotty, Inc. and to Delco Products of General Motors Corporation, from which he retired in 1990.

He is predeceased by his father, Harvey, and mother, Caroline; wife, Josefina; his brother Jack (Barbara) and sisters Eugenia Derham (William), Mary Badders (William), Evelyn Delaplane (Marvin), and Carolyn Johnson (Bud); and grandson, Joshua Daulton.

He is survived by his children Deborah of Centerville, OH; Charles, Jr. (Howard Nusbaum) of Washington, DC; Kenneth (Theresa) of St. Petersburg, FL; Caroline Wilson (Larry Wellner) of Waynesville, OH; and Robert (Susan) of Richmond, VA; and loving companion and comforter, Ann Huber of Dayton, OH; Roger Daulton; Doug Wilson; and eight grandchildren, Shawn Daulton (Yasmine); Travis Daulton (Kendall); Justin Wilson (Julie); Tyler Wilson (Shanna Yackel); Melissa Wolfe (Kyle); Austin Feeser; Benjamin Feeser (Lauren); Kate Sykes (Richard); and five great grandchildren, Kadin Daulton; Julian Daulton; Drew Daulton; Sawyer Sykes; and Elle Feeser.

Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at Tobias Funeral Home – Far Hills Chapel, 5471 Far Hills Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45429. Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 4500 Ackerman Blvd., Kettering, Ohio 45429. Condolences may be sent in Charlie’s name to www.tobiasfuneralhome.com