Charles H. Cheatle Jr.

Charles H. Cheatle, Jr. 1922 - 2011 Charles H. Cheatle, Jr., 88, of Boise, Idaho, died May 2, 2011, at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 15, 1922, in Chicago, Illinois, son of the late Charles and Florence Cheatle. On March 28, 1945 he married his beloved wife, Mary, in Wilmington, North Carolina. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of WWII, worked for Argonne National Laboratory East and West as a Design Engineer, was a member of the Civil Air Patrol and volunteered at MSTI. He loved cars, driving, flying, vacationing, building his cabin, and his association with the Happy Hoofers. His greatest love was his family. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Mary; daughters Georgiann Gibson (Patrick) of Boise, Dawn Taylor (Richard) of Idaho Falls, Charlyn Kalbfleisch (Kelly) and Cyndi Winans (Eric) both of Boise; son Charles H. Cheatle, III (Rita) of Wichita Falls, TX; 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter Diann Cheatle, his son Jeffrey Cheatle, and his sister, Marilyn Reed. The family would like to express their deep gratitude to Hearts for Hospice and Spring Creek Manor. Funeral services will be held at St. Mark's Catholic Church, May 6, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be at Cloverdale Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Alzheimer's Foundation of America or Hearts for Hospice of Boise, ID.