of Chelsea, Michigan, formerly of Grass Valley, CA, Garden City, MI, and Harper woods, MI, age 92, died Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at LakeHouse Senior Living in Kalamazoo. He was born December 14, 1931, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Wesley W. & Victoria C. (Grose) Quandt, Sr.
Charles was a Korean War Veteran, serving in the Army Corp of Engineers. He worked for many years as a Purchasing Agent for General Motors at Fisher Body in Livonia, retiring in April of 1988. He was also a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Chelsea. Charles enjoyed playing golf, skiing, hunting, and fishing in the summer. In the winter, he enjoyed building model boats and airplanes.
On January 14, 1955, he married Carol Helen Schroeder at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Dearborn, MI, and she survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Christa (Phil) Perri of Kalamazoo, MI; a son, Carl (Lorraine) Quandt of Hale, MI; 3 brothers, Wesley Quandt, Jr. of Cedar Hill, TX, Edlin Quandt of Indian River, MI, Preston Quandt of Fraser, MI; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Robert & David; a sister, Anne (Charles) Garman; Wesley’s wife, Charlotte; and Edlin’s wife, Maria.
Funeral services were held Monday, October 28, 2024, 11 a.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Chelsea, with Rev. Daniel Pezzica officiating. Burial followed at Oak Grove East Cemetery in Chelsea. The family received friends at the church Monday, from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Savior Lutheran Church, 1515 S. Main St., Chelsea, MI 48118. Arrangements were entrusted to Cole Funeral Chapel in Chelsea.
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