This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DeYoung, Grotenhuis, Johnson, Mansfield, Pesik, Skaare, Kruschke, Kappers, Nelson, Hanson, Murtha Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3711 Message Board Post: Charles Robert “Chuck” DeYoung, 62 Friday, August 20, 2004 Charles Robert “Chuck” DeYoung, 62, of Baldwin, owner of Chuck’s Recycling, died Monday, Aug. 9, at United Hospital in St. Paul. He was born Jan. 19, 1942, in Baldwin, the son of Donald and Mae (Grotenhuis) DeYoung, and graduated from Baldwin High School with the class of 1960. On June 1, 1962, at the First Reformed Church in Baldwin, he was married to Janet Johnson. As a young man he worked as a parts manager for both the International Implement dealership in Baldwin and later for CIR Plumbing and Heating in River Falls. He started Chuck’s Recycling business in Baldwin by first picking up cardboard and aluminum cans, which soon evolved into a much larger operation. He collected recyclable material in adjacent counties and even from Stout University in Menomonie. He worked long hours, sometimes starting at 3 a.m., and not finishing until suppertime. He did enjoy the fresh vegetables from his garden and spending time camping at Moon Lake. He is survived by his wife, Janet; two sons, Duane (Michele) DeYoung of Woodville and Scott (Michelle) DeYoung of Cambridge, Iowa; three daughters, Cindy Kay (Christopher) Mansfield and Karen (Fred) Pesik, both of River Falls, and Nadine (Kevin) Skaare of Hudson; 13 grandchildren, Joshua and Abigail DeYoung, Ryan and Jacob Mansfield, Morgan, Cody, Jessica, Alexander and Sydney DeYoung, Lindsay and Hunter Pesik and Zachary and Andrew Skaare; his father, Donald DeYoung of Hammond; a sister, Doreen (Howard) Kruschke of Roberts; and a brother, James (Carol) DeYoung of New Richmond. Preceding him in death were his mother, Mae DeYoung; parents-in-law, Clarence and Edna (Kappers) Johnson; and a brother-in-law, Eldon (Ella) Johnson. The funeral service was at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 13, at Peace Lutheran Church in Baldwin with Pastor Dennis Nelson officiating. Organist was Jan Hanson, who accompanied singers Mike and John Murtha. Burial was in the Peace Lutheran Cemetery where nephews Tim DeYoung, Bill DeYoung, David Kruschke, Doug Kruschke and Greg Kruschke served as casketbearers. Visitation was Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the O’Connell Family Funeral Home in Baldwin and one hour prior to the service at church Friday. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11464&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&S=1