CHARLES DRESSANDER, 85
Charles Dressander, 85, of Elmhurst, Illinois, previously of Juneau, Alaska, passed away peacefully with his wife Rosemarie at his side. He was predeceased by his two daughters Sheri Dressander and Dana Ruff. He was proud of his grandson Chad Dressander (Karah) of Franklin, Tennessee, and Rosemarie’s children and grandchildren. Chuck proudly served four years as a Marine, teaching ground aviation. A pleasure pilot in his retirement, he earned his instrument rating at age seventy. He was employed as a technician for the Xerox Corporation in Tennessee, Montana, and Alaska. A fine athlete in his youth Chuck was a star football player who also excelled in swimming, softball, basketball, and track. A keen marksman, he preferred to hunt with bow and arrow. Besides adventurous hobbies like raising horses and parachuting out of airplanes, he was a fine musician. He played the accordion, piano, and organ.
He and Rosemarie enjoyed a twenty five year retirement with a cottage in Wisconsin and travel to Australia, New Zealand, various countries in Central and South America, Italy, France, and Ireland. Family and friends enjoyed his stories of camping in the Yukon, flying around hurricanes and so much more. His wife said she knew she wouldn’t ever be bored by Chuck and she never has been.
