Funeral services are 9:30 a.m. on Saturday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Burial is at Bishop Hill Cemetery at 11:30 a.m., where military honors will be presented by Hagberg-Hamlin American Legion Post 45, Galva. Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Illowa Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Charles was born on Apr. 28, 1922 in Rock Island, a son of Charles and Barbara Madison Thompson. He married Agnes Johnson in August of 1947 in Bishop Hill. She died in October of 1972. Chuck married June Nehlsen in February of 1980.

He graduated from Rock Island High School and the University of Illinois, Champaign, where he received a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. Chuck was a licensed Professional Engineer and in early years worked as the Rock Island City Engineer. He later worked for Interstate Engineering and retired from the Rock Island Arsenal in 1984, where he was an environmental engineer. He had over 20 years of government service.

Chuck was a WWII U.S. Army veteran; he served with the combat engineers building airstrips in Burma and India. He received the Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon with three bronze battle stars. Chuck was a member of Two Rivers United Methodist Church, Rock Island, National Society of Professional Engineers and an active member of the Rock Island Fitness Center. He was a longtime volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America. Chuck enjoyed woodcarving and the time he spent at the fitness center.

Survivors include his wife, June; daughter and son-in-law, Christine J. and Bill Doron, Carmel, Ind.; son and daughter-in-law, Craig R. Thompson and Mary Murphy, Oswego, Ill.; grandchildren, Megan (Ryan) Lancour, Keith Thompson, Katie Doron, Clay Doron, Kyle Thompson and Grace Thompson; and great grandsons, Dominic and Colin Lancour. He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Agnes; and several brothers and sisters.

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