Clarence Lee Chartier, 90 of Kearney formerly of Joplin, MO passed away
Friday, December 30, 2022, at Kinship Point Northridge in Kearney.
Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Thursday, January 5, 2023, at O’Brien
Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney with Pastor John Fowler
officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at
the funeral home. Interment will be held at Athens Cemetery in Jewell,
Kansas.
Memorials are suggested to AseraCare Hospice. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services.
Clarence was born December 8, 1932 in Leavenworth, KS to Arthur L.
Chartier, Sr. and Katherine L. (Cook) Chartier. He was raised in
Leavenworth, KS and received his education from Leavenworth High School,
graduating with the class of 1951. Clarence then attended Kansas State
University where he met Jeneane Holloway. The couple was united in
marriage May 29, 1952 on Campus. Clarence's first employment was as a
newspaper carrier beginning shortly before his 9th birthday. From that
time on during his education years he always had part-time jobs. After
marriage he worked in the retail field for several years and worked
briefly for Union Pacific Railroad before beginning his career at the
U.S. Postal Service in Joplin, Missouri, retiring in 1992. He was
recognized as the First Mayor of Loma Linda, Mo. after his efforts in
incorporating the town in 1995. Clarence was well known in the Joplin
and Loma Linda communities, and was active in Cub Scouts as a Pack
Master and was a 32nd degree Mason. He enjoyed singing and was a
longtime member of the "Keenagers” which sang at numerous events.
Clarence enjoyed playing golf, achieving a hole-in-one in 1988. He was
also an avid photographer.
Left to cherish his memory are
his wife, Jeneane Chartier of Kearney; children, Roxanne (Keith)
Tillotson of Kearney, Dr. Gavin (Tonya) Chartier of Vincennes, IN and
Vance (Linda) Chartier of Hays, KS; 15 grandchildren; 19 great
grandchildren; brothers-in-law, Merlin (June) Holloway of Arlington, TX
and Leon (Aurora) Holloway of Round Rock, TX; as well as many nieces,
nephews, extended family and friends.
Clarence was preceded in
death by his parents; brother, Arthur L. Chartier, Jr.; and his
sisters, Bonnie Chartier and Donna Douglas.