Charles 'Chuck' Nash Stinson, 79, of Columbus, NE, died Wednesday, November 15, 2000 at the Columbus Community Hospital. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, November 29, 2000 at 10:30 A.M. at the Gass Haney Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Gary Main officiating. Visitation will be from 8:30 A.M. until service time on Wednesday, November 29, 2000.

Charles N. "Chuck" Stinson, 79, was born on September 13, 1921, in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Charles A. and Frances M. (Slivka) Stinson. In his early years, Chuck endured three tragic events as his mother, father, and sister were killed in separate accidents before he was twelve years old. In 1933, Chuck moved to Idaho to be raised by an aunt.
In 1939, he graduated as the salutatorian of his Nampa, Idaho, high school class, and then enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served on the battleship Idaho and was fortunate to have his ship leave Pearl Harbor four days before the Japanese attacked.
Chuck was very interested in flying and was able to become a naval aviator. From 1943 to 1946, he was a naval flight instructor at Pensacola, Florida.
On February 28, 1944, in Frederick, Maryland, Chuck married a girl, Christine "Tina" Dadds, that he had met while stationed at Annapolis, Maryland. This marriage lasted for fifty-three years until the death of Tina in 1997.
After the war, Chuck enrolled at Iowa State University to study electrical engineering. After completing three years of studies, he decided to take an offer to be a flight instructor and manager at the Columbus, Nebraska , airport.
In 1953, Chuck became the company pilot for Dale Products and he also worked in the engineering department. 1957 saw Chuck moving to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to be the plant manager of a new Dale factory. Returning to Columbus in 1961, Chuck became the Division Director of the Wirewound division of Dale. In the next twenty-four years in Columbus, he was promoted several times and eventually became a Senior Vice President of Dale Electronics with responsibility for factories in Columbus & York, Nebraska, Juarez, Mexico and Kaufbeuren, Germany. Altogether these plants employed more than 1000 people.
Chuck retired from Dale in 1985. His retirement years were spent visiting the children and being with his beloved wife. Chuck was also an avid golfer and Husker football fan.
Chuck was a positive, caring individual. He touched many people and unknowingly, was a role model for numerous people at Dale Electronics and in the community. Having been a wonderful husband, father, and granddad, Chuck will be dearly missed.

Charles is survived by:
Son - Lee (Kathy) Stinson - Alling, Germany,
Daughter - Kimberly (Mike) Querry - Papillion, NE
Grandson - Perry Stinson - Edinburgh, Scotland
Grandson - Ryan Querry - Papillion, NE

Charles was preceded in death by:
Father - Charles A. Stinson
Mother - Frances M. (Slivka) Stinson
Wife - Christine (Dadds) Stinson
Daughter - Connie Stinson
Sister - Helen Stinson

SERVICE FOLDER

God saw you getting tired
And a cure was not to be
So He put his arms around you
And whispered "Come with Me."

With tearful eyes
We watched you suffer
And saw you fade away
Although we loved you dearly
We could not make you stay.

A golden heart stopped beating
Hardworking hands at rest
God broke our hearts to prove
He only takes the BEST.

It's lonesome here without you
We miss you more each day
Life doesn't seem the same
Since you've gone away.

When days are sad and lonely
And everything goes wrong
We seem to hear you whisper
"Cheer up and carry on."

Each time we see your picture
You seem to smile and say
"Don't cry, I'm in God's keeping
We'll meet again someday!"


In Memory Of

Charles "Chuck" Nash Stinson

Born
Tuesday, September 13, 1921
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Entered Into Rest
Wednesday, November 15, 2000
Columbus, Nebraska

Memorial Service
Wednesday, November 29, 2000 10:30 A.M.
Gass Haney Funeral Home
Columbus, Nebraska

Officiating
Rev. Gary Main

Music
Denene Owens – organist
"In The Garden"
"Amazing Grace"
"Just A Closer Walk With Thee"

Military Honors
American Legion
Hartman Post 84