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NORFOLK -- Funeral service for Charles A. "Charlie" Parker Sr., 87, of Norfolk will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 23, 2024 at the St. John's Lutheran Church in Norfolk. Pastor Randy Rasmussen will be officiating the service. Inurnment will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, May 23, at the Pleasant View Cemetery, rural Winside. Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, at the Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. Charles passed away on Friday, May 17, 2024 at his residence in Norfolk. Stonacek Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Charlie was born to Lee and Mathilda (Bentjen) Parker on October 27, 1936 in Eugene, OR. He grew up in Noti, OR and attended school in Walton and one year of High School in Elmira before moving to Wakefield, NE where he graduated from Wakefield High School in 1955. On November 15, 1957 Charles married Colleen "Koko" Barg in Ponca. They made their home in Wakefield where two sons were born, Charles Jr. "Rusty" and Bradley. They lived in several communities around the area before moving to Norfolk where daughter, Teresa, was born. In 1964 they moved to Hadar before purchasing their home in Woodland Park in 1970. As a youngster, Charlie raised and sold rabbits and remembers working in a big bean field during his years in Oregon. At age 19, he started driving a truck hauling livestock and worked a few years for farmers in the Wakefield area, but spent the majority of his years as a truck driver until his retirement in 2004. Charlie was a long-time member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Norfolk, and will certainly be missed in his usual seating area. He enjoyed working with wood, completing many kinds of projects, big and small, for their home and for family members. He also liked gardening, slushies, and attending his grandchildren's programs and musical concerts. He took great pride in seeing and hearing about his great grandchildren's accomplishments. Surviving are his Children: Charles Jr. "Rusty" (Jeanette) Parker of Norfolk, Brad (Jan) Parker of Yankton, SD, Teresa (Vince) Knight of Norfolk; Grandchildren: Chris (Prairie) Parker of Tilden, Alicia (Neil) Langgaard of Omaha, Bryson (Kenna) Parker of Hoskins, Stacy (Dustin) Heino of Glenwood, IA, Amanda (Andrew) Oines of Harrisburg, SD, Alyssa (Tyler) Steinkraus of Plainview, Ashley Knight and fiancé Ethan Teply of Lincoln; Great-grandchildren: Madison, Cole, Rowan, Zane, Connor, Landon, James, Benjamin, and Oliver; Siblings: Donna Belitz, Bob (Joyce) Parker, Diana (Dave) Krause, Dennis Parker; In-laws: Judy (Dick) Danielson, Reta Rhods, Sherry (Ed) Green, and Marcia Barg, and many nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife Colleen in 2019, brother Dale and sister-in-law Lois Parker, brothers-in-law Ramon Belitz, Bob Barg, and Earl Rhods. Casket bearers will be Dustin Heino, Andrew Oines, Chris Parker, Bryson Parker, Neil Langgaard, and Tyler Steinkraus. Condolences can be expressed to the family online at www.stonaeckfuneralchapel.com.

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Charles A. "Charlie" Parker Sr.

October 27, 1936 - May 17, 2024