Mr Charles 'Chuck' Stover

It was with some sadness on looking for info on the internet for Chuck that I noted his passing in 2003 - I have placed his death notice here.

Bill travelled a great deal with Chuck and they had been great friends for a number of years - which is how I came to meet Bill all those years ago...

Charles D. Stover
Wednesday, March 5, 2003 9:22 AM PSTCharles D. Stover, 87, died Feb. 28, 2003, at the Rancho Mirage Health Care in Rancho Mirage, Calif., after an eight-month battle with lung cancer.He was born Nov. 12, 1915, in Portland to Edward L. and Gunild Stover. He moved with his family to Kelso as a child and graduated from Kelso High School in 1933. He moved to Fairbanks, Alaska, in 1939.Mr. Stover was a truck driver and worked in canneries in Alaska before serving in the Army during World War II in Europe. He attended the University of Washington, where he was a member of the Acacia fraternity, and earned a business degree. He remained in Seattle until 1950, when he took a bookkeeping job at North Star Stevedore Co., in Anchorage. He was there 30 years, eventually becoming office manager. During this time, he was also a partner in the Arctic Cold Storage Co. In the 1980s Mr. Stover founded the Alaska North Pacific Shipping Co., which he owned and managed until retiring in the 1990s.He was active in the Anchorage community, an avid outdoorsman, world traveler, and active in the Anchorage Cribbage Club. He enjoyed spending time with his good friend, Warren Powell in Los Angeles. Mr. Stover maintained a home in Anchorage until last year, when health problems forced him to retire to Rancho Mirage. He was also a regular visitor to Seattle and his home town of Kelso, where he belonged to the Masonic Lodge and continued to support the schools.Survivors include a nephew, Edward L. Stover of Yakima; two nieces, Kathi Kent of Sammamish, Wash., and Virginia Stover of London; a grand-nephew; three grand-nieces; and a great-grand-nephew.He was preceded in death by two brothers, Edward L. and Gordon; and two sisters, Kathleen and Beverly.Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of choice.Arrangements are by Fitzhenry Funeral Home, Palm Desert, Calif.

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