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- Charles Louis Roepke, 86, of Albany entered into rest Tuesday at Gateway Gardens in
Eugene. He was born in Strafford, Mo., the son of Agustive F. and Hedwig A.
(Hunholtz) Roepke.He was raised in Missouri and married Edith Cooksey in
Springfield, Mo., on June 25, 1941. During World War II, the Roepkes moved with their
toddler son to San Diego, Calif., where their two girls were born. In 1950 the family
moved to the Knox Butte area and bought their home of over 50 years.Charles
pastored the Wren Community Church for a while in the 1950s. He worked for 30-plus
years for Willamette Industries, retiring in 1981. He very much enjoyed working in his
gardens and raising his cows. He will be remembered as a godly man who shared his
faith everywhere he went.He is survived by son Charles M. Roepke of Albany;
daughters Nancy Shields of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Ann Witkin of Eugene; 11 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; four step-great-greatgrandchildren;
brother Ray Roepke of Springfield, Mo.; and sisters Dorothy Barnett of
Joplin, Mo., and Bonnell Coble of Springfield, Mo.Charles was preceded in death by
his wife of 63 years, Edith Roepke; brothers Edwin, Frederick, Wilbur and Robert
Roepke; and sisters Martha Hoard, Mildred, and Elsie Pope.
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