The Courier [Findlay, OH] 11/24/2007 


Charles E. Gaertner

Charles E. Gaertner, age 77, of Lima, died at 4:20 p.m. Thursday, November
22, 2007 at Springview Manor in Lima. He was born in Fostoria on June 3,
1930 to the late George C. and Helen (Daugherty) Gaertner. On June 3, 1950,
he married Donna Fox and she preceded him in death on May 10, 1990. He then
married Edith Weis on Oct. 22, 1994 and she survives. Also surviving are
sons, Rev. Dennis Gaertner of Knoxville, TN; Rev. Gary (Sherrie) Gaertner of
Media, PA; daughter, Resa (Steve) Puchta of Upper Sandusky; brother, Kenneth
(Betty) Gaertner of Black Eagle, Montana; Donna Monday of Arlington; 5
step-children; 11 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. 

He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Kathy Saltzman; and brothers,
Gerald and Jerry Gaertner. Charles had retired in 1995 from the Whirlpool
Corporation and had formerly been employed at Dow Chemical. Charles was a
1949 graduate of Arcadia High School. He was a former member of West
Independence United Methodist Church switching his membership to the Union
Chapel Missionary Church with his move to Lima. Charles spent many years in
service to our Lord as a Sunday School Teacher and Elder. He was very active
in the prison ministry at Marion Correctional Facility, the Lima City Jail
and the Lima Rescue Home. He was also a counselor with the Bill Glass
Crusades. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday,
November 26, 2007 at COLDREN-CRATES FUNERAL HOME, Findlay, with Rev. Mark
Bayliff officiating. Burial will be in Knollcrest Gardens, Arcadia.
Visitation will be from 2:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday and for one hour prior to the
service (10-11:00 a.m.) Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to
the Lima Rescue Mission or the Union Chapel Missionary Fund in his memory.
Online condolences may be made at: www.coldrencrates.com.
--Courier, The [Findlay, OH] 11/24/2007