Charles F. "Chuck" Carter

LOWVILLE – Charles F. “Chuck” Carter, 92, of Brookside Senior Living Community, formerly of Summit Ave., Lowville, died Wednesday evening, January 18, 2017 at Lewis County General Hospital, with his children by his side.

The funeral will be Saturday, January 21, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. at Iseneker Funeral Home, Inc., 5702 Waters Road, Lowville, with Rev. Laurie Sponaugle, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Lowville, officiating.  Calling hours are from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, prior to the funeral, at the funeral home.  Family and friends are welcome to attend a luncheon immediately following the funeral at the Lowville VFW, Post#6912, W. State Street, Lowville.  Spring burial with Military Honors will be in the Lowville Rural Cemetery.  Contributions may be made to the Lupus & Allied Diseases Association, Inc., P.O. Box 170, Verona, NY 13478, in honor of Chuck’s special niece, Cathy Walseman.

He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, David F. and Nancy Carter of Ravena, NY; a daughter and son-in-law, Debra and Jeff Nowicki of Boonville, three grandchildren, Kelsey and Mathew Carter and Larisa Nowicki; a sister, Clarice Miller of Rochester; a very special sister-in-law, Isabel Woolshlager of Lowville; and a sister-in-law, Edna Carter of Rochester; nieces, nephews, and cousins.  He is predeceased by his wife, Bernice; two brothers, Lawrence B. Carter and Bertrum Carter; two brothers-in-law, Harold Woolshlager and Ronald Miller; and a sister-in-law, Anita Curtiss.

Charles was born on August 15, 1924 in Rochester, NY, a son of the late Lawrence W. and Grace McKay Carter.  He attended Madison High School, Rochester.  Charles served in the U.S. Army from 1943 – 1945, during World War II.  He served with the 17th Airborne, 194th Glider Infantry Regiment, “D” Company.  He is a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge and Operation Varsity, the Airborne Mission to cross the Rhine into Germany.  He received the following decorations: Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European,-African,-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Bronze Star II, Victory Medal, Combat Infantry Badge 1st Award, Honorable Service Lapel Button WWII, Expert Badge & Machine Gun Bar, Sharpshooter Badge & Rifle Bar, Marksman Badge & Carbine Bar, and Glider Badge. 

After his service in the Army, he worked for Eastman Kodak from 1945 until 1949, in the maintenance department as an electrician’s apprentice.  On June 5, 1948, he married Bernice L. Woolshlager at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Rochester, NY.  The couple moved to Lowville in 1949, and Chuck worked for Roy Williams Appliance for several years.  He went to work for the New York State Department of Transportation, where he retired as Highway Maintenance Supervisor in 1987, after 27 years of service.  

Mr. Carter was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Lowville.  He was a member of the B.P.O.E. #1605, the Lowville Elks Lodge, the Lewis County Memorial Post #6912, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Lowville American Legion Post #162.  He was a life member of the 17th Airborne Division Association.

Chuck was an avid outdoorsman.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating and woodworking.  Several of the pieces of furniture he crafted will be treasured by his family for years to come.  He was an excellent cook and his potato salad, carrot cake, and apple pie were specialties.  In the summer, he enjoyed spending time at his camp on Brantingham Lake, where he taught his children and many of their friends to water ski.  Water skiing was something he continued to do into his later years.  In the fall, he very much looked forward to the annual hunting trip with family and friends to the Southern Tier.  In the winter, one of his favorite activities was snowmobiling at the camp that he made from a school bus on the Flat Rock Road.  He also enjoyed cross-country skiing.

The family would like to give special thanks to Betty Swartzentruber for the loving care she gave to Chuck.  They would also like to thank the medical staff in the Emergency Room, Intensive Care Unit, Rehab Unit of the Residential Healthcare Facility of Lewis County General Hospital, for the unconditional care and compassion they provided. 

Condolences may be made online at www.isenekerfuneralhome.com . 

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