Charles Edwin Van Ormer

CHARLES EDWIN VAN ORMER Charles Edwin Van Ormer, age 83, passed away on July 30, 2015 at his home in Kansas City where he has resided since 1964. Our neighborhood was beautiful, quiet, peaceful, friendly and convenient to his work. Funeral to be held at 2PM on Monday, August 3, at Floral Hills Funeral Home, with visitation at 1PM. Burial to follow at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. Charles was employed at the Kansas City Star Newspaper on the night shift. He loved his job as a Master Printer at the Star. He enjoyed eating his dinners at LaBruzzo’s, especially when Mama LaBruzzo fixed a big Christmas dinner for their patrons. During the day, Charles worked for Cunningham Plumbing and Heating in Raytown. He also worked as Head Maintenance man at the Ararat Shrine Temple. He was active in the Shrine, Scottish-Rite and Past Master of Cecile Daylight Lodge. At Christmas, he enjoyed working with the Marine Corps. on collecting, sorting and storing “Toys for Tots.” He was in the “Directors Staff” at the Shrine Temple. In the summertime, he would plant a big garden in the backyard and help his wife can tomatoes, juice, green beans and homemade kraut. Charles is preceded in death by his parents, Gertrude D. Van Ormer and Clarence Van Ormer, who owned a Restaurant, Grocery Store, and Meat Butchering and Locker Plant outside Macomb, Illinois. His brother, Jerome “Jerry” Adris Van Ormer also preceded his in death. Jerry worked for the U.S. government on the spacecrafts and with the Secret Service. Charles is survived by his sister, Sarah Jane Van Ormer, near Escondido, California. She is a retired medical and x-ray technician. Charles and Louise Van Ormer have been married for 57 years and have one son, Robert Van Ormer, one grandson, Christopher Van Ormer and one great-granddaughter, Andi Lynn Van Ormer. Fond memories and condolences for the family may be left at www.floralhillsfuneralhome.com. Arr.: D.W. Newcomer's Sons Floral Hills Funeral Home, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., KCMO 64133 (816) 353-1218.