WATERBURY- Charles A. "Butch" Pursel Jr., age 66, of Waterbury, passed away unexpectedly at Saint Mary's Hospital on Friday, May 2nd, 2014 with his family at his side. He was the beloved husband of Mary (Graden) Pursel.
Charlie was born February 4th, 1948 in Muncy, PA the son of the late Charles A. Pursel, Sr. and Lola (Laidacker) Pursel. He grew up in Pennsylvania where he was a graduate of Warrior Run High School, Class of 1966. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the US Army and proudly served his country for many years prior to his retirement in 2004 as a training NCO. After his distinguished career in the US Armed Forces, he worked for CorTech at Kimberly-Clarke, accumulating many friends in the process. Though not active in recent years, Charlie also took pride in his membership in the Freemasons. He had many passions in life, including collecting firearms and shooting, playing cards, golfing, watching western TV series, throwing darts, and his fondness for animals. An avid athlete in his youth, he continued to referee wrestling for over 20 years and coach softball for his daughters in the East Mountain Athletic Association. What brought the most joy to Charlie was spending time with his family and his three beloved dogs. He was extremely excited about having the opportunity of walking two of his three daughters down the aisle in the upcoming year.
Besides his beloved wife, Mary of 32 years, Charlie is survived by his three daughters, Amber Pursel of Newton, MA, Andrea Pursel of Moriches, Long Island, and Charlene Pursel of Waterbury. He also leaves his brothers, Robert Pursel of Winchester, VA, William Pursel and his wife Kate of New Cumberland, PA, his sisters, Judy Frey of Watsontown, PA, Sharon Diehl and her husband Dale of Turbotville, PA, as well as many nieces and nephews. He was pre-deceased by his brother in-law, Donald Frey and sister in-law, Ann Marie (Smith) Pursel.
Funeral services for Mr. Pursel will be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at 7:00pm at Eastside Memorial (A Casey Family Funeral Home and Tribute Center) 1987 East Main St. @ Southmayd Rd., Waterbury. Burial will be held privately in Pennsylvania at the convenience of the family. Relatives and friends may visit with Charlie's family on Tuesday evening at the funeral home from 5:00 pm until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Charlie's memory can be made to your local ASPCA organization at www.aspca.org/donate . To extend online expressions of sympathy to the family or for additional information, kindly visit the funeral home website at www.eastsidememorial.com .
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Charlie was born February 4th, 1948 in Muncy, PA the son of the late Charles A. Pursel, Sr. and Lola (Laidacker) Pursel. He grew up in Pennsylvania where he was a graduate of Warrior Run High School, Class of 1966. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the US Army and proudly served his country for many years prior to his retirement in 2004 as a training NCO. After his distinguished career in the US Armed Forces, he worked for CorTech at Kimberly-Clarke, accumulating many friends in the process. Though not active in recent years, Charlie also took pride in his membership in the Freemasons. He had many passions in life, including collecting firearms and shooting, playing cards, golfing, watching western TV series, throwing darts, and his fondness for animals. An avid athlete in his youth, he continued to referee wrestling for over 20 years and coach softball for his daughters in the East Mountain Athletic Association. What brought the most joy to Charlie was spending time with his family and his three beloved dogs. He was extremely excited about having the opportunity of walking two of his three daughters down the aisle in the upcoming year.
Besides his beloved wife, Mary of 32 years, Charlie is survived by his three daughters, Amber Pursel of Newton, MA, Andrea Pursel of Moriches, Long Island, and Charlene Pursel of Waterbury. He also leaves his brothers, Robert Pursel of Winchester, VA, William Pursel and his wife Kate of New Cumberland, PA, his sisters, Judy Frey of Watsontown, PA, Sharon Diehl and her husband Dale of Turbotville, PA, as well as many nieces and nephews. He was pre-deceased by his brother in-law, Donald Frey and sister in-law, Ann Marie (Smith) Pursel.
Funeral services for Mr. Pursel will be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at 7:00pm at Eastside Memorial (A Casey Family Funeral Home and Tribute Center) 1987 East Main St. @ Southmayd Rd., Waterbury. Burial will be held privately in Pennsylvania at the convenience of the family. Relatives and friends may visit with Charlie's family on Tuesday evening at the funeral home from 5:00 pm until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Charlie's memory can be made to your local ASPCA organization at www.aspca.org/donate . To extend online expressions of sympathy to the family or for additional information, kindly visit the funeral home website at www.eastsidememorial.com .
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