Charles Hamilton

Charles V. Hamilton, age 75, of Colby, passed away Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, at the House of the Dove under Compassus Hospice.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, Jan. 6, at 12 p.m. at Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford with Father Joseph Redfern presiding. Friends and family are welcome at 11 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. Interment will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with military honors provided by the Colby VFW Post #2227. Family and friends can watch the service live on the Maurina Schilling Funeral Home Facebook page or after the service anytime on Facebook or the website. Family requires those in attendance to wear a mask.

Chuck was born on Jan. 16, 1946, the son of Orvel and Mildred Hamilton in Ladysmith. He served in the U. S. Navy from 1964-68. On May 7, 2002, he was united in marriage to Gloria R. Drier at the Chapel of Love in Vegas. Chuck worked for Weathershield in Medford until retirement.

Being a Navy Vietnam veteran, Chuck loved to march with the VFW in parades. He loved sailing in the Navy especially the Philippines, and enjoyed talking about places he visited all over the United States. He drove semi and loved to watch MASH.

Chuck is survived by his wife, Gloria; four children: Carmen Drier of Raeford, N.C., Nicole (Trent) Dernbach of Rochester, Minn., Craig (Ashley) Hamilton of Medford and Heidi (Jonathan) Block of Colby; eight grandchildren: Allison, Marcus, Trey, Abby, Hailey, Corbin, Jamison and Jemma; a sister, May Mueller of Albert Lea, Minn.; along with other nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his four siblings: Marcella Joel, Charles, Edward Hamilton and Leona Toon.

Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com.

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