Charles ''Chuck'' A. Steele IV
July 15, 1930 - April 21, 2006
Obituary
Charles A. “Chuck” Steele IV, age 75, passed peacefully on April 21, 2006 in Des Moines. Chuck is survived by his wife of 9 years, Victoria A. Steele; sons, Charles A. Steele V and Shawn Williams; daughters, Diana Meza Ed and Kimberly Meyer Steven; granddaughter, Katharina Jarbo; grandson, Joshua Funderburg; brother, Robert Steele Sue; two nieces, Jennifer Conner and Jocelyn Steele, his extended family and friends who loved him. Chuck is remembered for being encouraging and supportive to everyone who knew him. He loved life and lived it with great enthusiasm, curiosity, energy and spirit. Chuck’s kindness, fun loving nature and compassion will always be remembered. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 from 9:00 AM through the service. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday at 1:00 PM at BONNEY-WATSON Parker Chapel, 900 SW 146th Street, Burien, WA 206 244-2320. The family prefers memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society.
I will miss my dear friend and neighbor of many years, Chuck.
May he rest in peace.
Bob Bartruff
To our friend Chuck. We know your kindness and generosity have earned you a special place to rest. Please keep an eye on all of us as we all need a little looking after. Vicky, thanks for bringing joy to Chucks life. Your companionship made him very happy.
Hey, Seahawk Chuck,
We’re going to miss
you.
Thank you, Vicky-for bring
this wonderful man into our
life.
CHUCK GOOD FRIEND, MISS YOU ALREADY,WILL MISS THOSE WILD POKER GAMES WE USE TO HAVE,WHERE YOU WOULD WANT TO PLAY STUPID GAMES LIKE 2’S4’S 10’SJACK’S AND ONE EYED KINGS ARE WILD….SAVE ME A SEAT AT THE POKER TABLE UP THERE WILL YOU BIG GUY…YOUR FRIEND KEN
Sorry for your loss, Chuck was a good friend he will be dearly missed.
WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE A CHANCE TO SHARE OUR LIFE WITH CHUCK. HE WAS A GREAT STEP DAD. AND A LOVING GRANDPA. WE WILL TRULY MISS HIM. WE LOVE YOU CHUCK!!!
How blessed we were when our paths crossed with Chuck and Vicky on our trips to Europe. We treasured our friendship and so enjoyed knowing Chuck. He was such a kind and thoughtful person and so much fun to be with.
We will never forget having our own special accountant trying to come up with the amount each of about five couples owed at dinner one night. Everything was on one bill, the menue and bill were in a foreign language, and we had all ordered different things. I don’t remember how Chuck resolved the mess, but for awhile we thought we might be spending the night at the restaurant.
The devotion of Chuck for Vicky was an inspiration to us. We were so glad they had found each other. The times we shared on our trips together were very special. Chuck was a very special man.
Love, Jack and Kathie
We knew Chuck and Vickie from traveling with them in Turkey and eastern Europe. Their good humor and their obvious affection for each other were a joy to experience and they made the trips more enjoyable for both of us. We will miss Chuck’s humorous e-mails.
Vicky
Please accept my condolences. Chuck will be deeply missed. I will always remember the good times we shared at the numerous family gatherings. I’ll never forget his generous nature and warm personality. God bless.
Aunt Vicky,
My thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time. Sorry I can’t be there. I will really miss Chuck. I admired his enthusiasm for life. I always looked forward to seeing him at family functions and discussing sports and business. He will be missed.
We met Chuck and Vicky on our first Rick Steves tour of Europe which was a smashing success. We later went on a tour of Turkey with them and, at the end of the tour, six of us backpacked through the Greek Islands for two weeks. We rented cars and explored Samos and Crete, and Athens.
Chuck loved his Vicky and would tell the story of how they met and the instant attraction they felt for each other. They had an inspiring marriage and friendship.
We enjoyed going out for dinner often with Chuck and Vicky, and getting together with our mutual friends from the Rick Steves tours. One thing we loved about Chuck was how he enjoyed jokes and a good laugh. Consequently, we called him “Chuckles” very fondly. Most of all, he let us know how much he loved all his friends and treasured their friendships.
Victoria: Thank you for calling us. We appreciate your kindness in thinking of us. Dick and Chuck have been associated for many years and I more recently through my partnership with Dick. Chuck was our trusted accountant and he was very patient with my recordkeeping as it related to our tax needs. He gave us good advice over the years and was very thorough as he handled our personal and business taxes. Dick fortunately, got to know him on a more personal level. We are saddened by your loss Victoria, but we will celebrate his life with you.
Chuck is the kind of person you really love for who he is….Chuck will be missed.
We will miss you Chuck, we’ll
remember your kindness always
and how happy we were to know
you.
Our sincere sympathies to the family of Chuck Steele. He was instrumental in helping to set up our company/corporation in Sitka,Alaska for many years.He made quick note of my first office chair which was an empty beer keg with a pillow for a seat cushion. We had great times fishing on our boat here in Sitka and a wonderful tour of Kona with him and his wife, Vickie. Chuck will always remain dear to us. He was a most kind, patient and generous person. He will be missed by the many lives he touched.
I knew Chuck for several years. He was my patient, my accountant, and most importantly my friend. He helped me to build my business and I consider myself lucky to have known him. My fondest memories of Chuck will be seeing him shooting baskets at the gym just like a little kid, and talking to him at length about college football.
Chuck will be truly missed. We will always remember the good time we had at our family gathering in Fresno for the memorial week ends. Chuck had some good jokes and stories he told. I will remember when he took a group of us to the Indian gambling casino at Table Mountain, that was a good time, didn’t win and thing, but we a good fun. We will always remember and love you Chuck. You are in our prayers.
Chuck was the best friend, mentor and partner a person could have. Chuck lived life the way I want to emulate the rest of my life- with zest, love of family and friends. Mr. C, we will miss you!
Dearest Vicky and Family,
Our love and prayers are with you during this sorrowful time. We wish that we could be present to celebrate Chuck’s love and enthusiasim for life. He will be greatly missed.
Our love always, your cousins,
Matt, Lisa and Anthony
Dear Aunt Vicky,
Tracy and I are saddened at the passing of Chuck. I will remember him at Michael’s wedding this past September. We had a lovely talk by the Cappuccino machine! We talked about his illness and how he wanted to be as active as humanly possible up to the very end. That was important to him. We had wonderful times at the family parties and life seemed happy for the two of you. We send our deepest condolences to you and your families at this time.
Tracy, Cecile & Tracey Leigh Freeman
To Vicky,
I send you my love and prayers at this sorrowful time. I will always remember Chuck’s smile and the big hugs he always gave. I have many wonderful memories of all our family gatherings, whether it was there in Washington or here in Calif. He truly loved you, loved life, and loved us, his extended family. He will be missed. My love to you and all the family.
Your cousin, Marie
Chuck was a great neighbor & friend. We will truly miss him.