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He was born May 18, 1928 in Hamilton, Ohio the son of Anthony and Shirley Goode Balside.
Charles was a 1946 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Xenia, Ohio and employed as a supervisor for 42 years at General Motors Hamilton and Lordstown retiring in 1987.
He enjoyed garage sales, music, playing the banjo, watching Lawrence Welk and old Western Movies, avid Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns fan, and a United States Air Force veteran.
His wife Louise Carter Balside whom he married December 25, 1967 died April 8, 2005.
He will be sadly missed by his son Charles J. Balside Jr of Cincinnati, a daughter Rebecca Sawyer and her husband Craig of Niles, seven grandchildren, Brittany, Noah, Sarah, Katie, Shelly, C.J., and Caleb, and three great-grandchildren, Oddy, Atticus, and Austin.
He was preceded in death by a brother William Balside, and a sister Wilhelmina Boylen.
Friends may call Monday from 5 to 7PM at The Joseph Rossi and Sons Funeral Home in Niles.
Funeral services will be held 11AM Tuesday at The Joseph Rossi and Sons Funeral Home in Niles.
Burial will be in Niles City Cemetery where Charles will be honored for his military services by The VFW 9571 Ellsworth Honor Guard.
Arrangements are being handled by The Joseph Rossi and Sons Funeral Home in Niles.
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Connie Collins
November 4, 2025
I will miss you, but I know you will forever live in my heart. Every time I think about you I remember your laugh and how you loved to make people laugh and have a good time!!!! I consider your daughter, Becky and granddaughter, Brittany and grandson, Noah and son-in-law, Craig my extended family!! You will never be forgotten. There are just too many fun stories to remember!! I Love you forever and always!! Love, Connie
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Tim Hamon
November 1, 2025
He was a great man, My boss at Lordstown he always had a joke to tell had a great sense of humor, He will be missed. Prayers to the family.
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