Charles Holtzman, 94, of Ottawa, died Thursday morning, Nov. 14, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa.
Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 18, in the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa with Pastor Dave Zehrung, of Grace Baptist Church, Ottawa, officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park in Ottawa where full military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 33Veteran’s Group Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa.
Chuck was born on Dec. 27, 1924 in Chicago. He was employed as a sheet metal worker at Ottawa Heating and Vent, later as a custodian at Shepherd Middle School until his retirement. He married Helen Rubenaker on July 11, 1947, at the Paul Street Bible Church in Ottawa. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII, and piloted a Landing Craft onto the beaches of Normandy at Juno Beach during the D-day invasion. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church.
He is survived two sons, Lynn (Ellen) Holtzman, of Louisville, KY, and Chris (Kathy) Holtzman, of Grand Ridge, and 4 grandchildren: Heidi, Luke, Sam, and Hannah.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen, on Oct. 15, 2013, a daughter, Debi, and his parents. Ira and Rose (Crompton) Holtzman.
Memorials may be directed to Bethesdaoutreach.org.
Chuck has been laid to rest in the Garden of Psalms.