Max "Charlie" D. Nye
March 27, 1921 — January 2, 2014
Max "Charlie" D. Nye
Max DeVere "Charlie" Nye, 92 of Fertile died Thursday, January 2, 2014 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at Pilot Knob Lutheran Church with Rev. Robert Snitzer officiating.
Visitation will be held 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. Tuesday at Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 North Clark St.
Interment will be held in Brush Point Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa or the Pilot Knob Lutheran Church.
Charlie, the son of Verne Charles and Aimee Bell (McEnelly) Nye was born March 27, 1921 in Fertile. He graduated from Fertile High School in 1939. He enlisted in the United States Navy in June of 1942, where he served in World War II. He married Florence V. Larson on July 28, 1945.
Charlie worked as a butter maker in the Fertile and Clear Lake creameries, a mechanic at the Chevrolet dealer in Fertile; owned grocery stores in Fertile and Hanlontown; and retired in 1983 from the Iowa DOT. After the war, Charlie played baseball in the borderline baseball league for 12 years and after retiring he played hockey with the Mason City Novice Hockey League until he was 80 years old.
Charlie was involved in a number of community activities including Lions Club, summer youth baseball, fire department, and town government to name a few. He was instrumental in sponsoring and building the towns first lighted baseball field. Charlie was fortunate to attend an Honor Flight trip to Washington DC in April 2010 which he thoroughly enjoyed.
He is survived by sons, Roger (Johanna) Nye of Graham WA, Jerry Nye of Fertile and Brian (Cynthia) Nye of Longmont, CO, niece, Mary Ann Stram of Bloomington, MN and her family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Florence in 2012; brother, Charles Norman Nye and sister, Doris (in infancy).
Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at Pilot Knob Lutheran Church with Rev. Robert Snitzer officiating.
Visitation will be held 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. Tuesday at Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 North Clark St.
Interment will be held in Brush Point Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa or the Pilot Knob Lutheran Church.
Charlie, the son of Verne Charles and Aimee Bell (McEnelly) Nye was born March 27, 1921 in Fertile. He graduated from Fertile High School in 1939. He enlisted in the United States Navy in June of 1942, where he served in World War II. He married Florence V. Larson on July 28, 1945.
Charlie worked as a butter maker in the Fertile and Clear Lake creameries, a mechanic at the Chevrolet dealer in Fertile; owned grocery stores in Fertile and Hanlontown; and retired in 1983 from the Iowa DOT. After the war, Charlie played baseball in the borderline baseball league for 12 years and after retiring he played hockey with the Mason City Novice Hockey League until he was 80 years old.
Charlie was involved in a number of community activities including Lions Club, summer youth baseball, fire department, and town government to name a few. He was instrumental in sponsoring and building the towns first lighted baseball field. Charlie was fortunate to attend an Honor Flight trip to Washington DC in April 2010 which he thoroughly enjoyed.
He is survived by sons, Roger (Johanna) Nye of Graham WA, Jerry Nye of Fertile and Brian (Cynthia) Nye of Longmont, CO, niece, Mary Ann Stram of Bloomington, MN and her family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Florence in 2012; brother, Charles Norman Nye and sister, Doris (in infancy).
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