Charles E. Gerhart

Charles E. Ger­hart, 58, of Delaware and for­merly of Bucyrus, died nat­u­rally yet unex­pect­edly, Mon­day (Aug. 6, 2012) at his residence.

He was born Feb. 3, 1954, in Craw­ford County, to Arthur Ger­hart, who pre­ceded him in death, and Annabelle (Ulmer) Ger­hart Riedel, who resides in Bucyrus. Chuck grad­u­ated from Wyn­ford High School in 1972 where he was very suc­cess­ful ath­let­i­cally. He qual­i­fied for the state track meet run­ning a relay and the 200-yard dash, and he still holds school records in both foot­ball and track. At a young age, he met Rebecca L. Met­zger while play­ing horse shoes at Aumiller Park. They con­tin­ued hang­ing out together and a romance blos­somed. They were mar­ried on April 6, 1974. Chuck worked at Timken and in Upper San­dusky at Tower Indus­tries, but his fond­est work mem­o­ries were work­ing with his son, Shawn, at Gerhart’s Auto Repair Shop and Wash­ing­ton Auto Parts where he was most recently employed. He was a loyal fam­ily man who believed in integrity. Chuck coached his boys at what­ever and when­ever, teach­ing them to “win with­out boast­ing; lose with­out excuse.” He loved sports sta­tis­tics and fol­lowed what­ever sport was in sea­son. He enjoyed play­ing games with his fam­ily and always put his sig­na­ture spin on them, cre­at­ing a fun and unique new game which made fam­ily time and hol­i­days even bet­ter. Chuck liked car rides with Becky and adored every sec­ond he spent with his pre­cious grand­daugh­ter. He will be remem­bered for his sense of humor and for mak­ing his famous Coney Dogs.

In addi­tion to his mother and his bride of 38 years, Chuck is sur­vived by two sons, Shawn C. Ger­hart and wife, Mon­ica and their expected baby, Ella of Ash­ley, and Kyle Ger­hart and wife, Kim of Delaware and their daugh­ter, Mor­gan. He is also sur­vived by three broth­ers, Larry (Bet­sey) Ger­hart, Daniel (Krista) Ger­hart, both of Bucyrus, and Allan (Jamie) Ger­hart of Hamil­ton; two sis­ters, Elaine (Dan) Whit­meyer of Bucyrus and Diana (Rick) Jones of Galion. Chuck had a spe­cial rela­tion­ship with his cousin, Jim Ger­hart, and his sister-in-law, Christina Ref­fey, and is also sur­vived by numer­ous nieces and nephews.

Chuck was pre­ceded in death by his dad and his step-dad, Paul Riedel.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thurs­day, Aug. 9, at Wise Funeral Ser­vice in Bucyrus, where funeral ser­vices will be held at 11 a.m. Fri­day with the Rev. Hans Sch­erner offi­ci­at­ing. Chuck’s wishes were to be cre­mated and his cre­mated remains will be buried in Oak­wood Ceme­tery at a later date.

Memo­r­ial con­tri­bu­tions may be given to Wil­low Brook Chris­t­ian Com­mu­ni­ties or Com­mon Ground Free Store through the funeral home. Expres­sions of sym­pa­thy may be left at wisefuneral.com.

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