Aloys C. "Chuck" Drexler, age 86, of Oshkosh, died Thursday evening, August 29, 2013, at Westbrooke Manor in Oshkosh. Born on July 12, 1927, in Oshkosh, Chuck attended St. Vincent Catholic School and Oshkosh High School. During WWII Chuck served his country with the U.S. Army, seeing action in Germany.
On July 5, 1968, Chuck married Mickey Maloney Pagel. He was employed by Rockwell International and retired after 25 years of dedicated service. Chuck owned and operated Drexler Roofing Company in Oshkosh for 18 years and spent many days of his retirement driving around Oshkosh admiring his roofs. He is a member of St. Jude the Apostle Parish, St. Vincent Catholic Church.
Survivors include his children, Pamela (Maury) Audette, Wendy Baier, Terri Foss, Julie Drexler, Amy (Greg) Egner, Kathi (Tim) Archer, Debi (Mark) Rolfing, and Dawn Beahm; a son-in-law, John Kaminiskas; 19 grandchildren, Shane, Keegan, Brianna, Caitlin, Courtney, Bernie Jr., Charles, Samantha, Jessica, Scott, Jeremy, Jennifer, Jamie, Stephanie, Arin, Will, Daniel, Matthew, and BJ; and 10 great-grandchildren, Cisco Jr., Otis, Brian, Scarlett, Bella, Ryann, Elijah, Railonni, Raimone Jr., and Caleb. Preceding Chuck in death are his beloved wives, Mickey, and Janet Ruddy, (mother of the Drexler girls), his father, Louie Drexler, daughters, Christina Drexler and Patti Kaminiskas, a son, Dan Pagel, granddaughter, Elizabeth Faubion, grandson Mark Pagel, beloved grandmother, Theresa Drexler, sisters, Mary Jane Roselius and Betty Rose Farry, and his aunts, Florence Drexler and Sister Justina Drexler.
Our father loved life, he loved his wife, children, and grandchildren. He was a kind man with a beautiful heart. He was so grateful for this life God gave him. He loved his flowers, little children, strawberry sundaes, and the smile on a daughter's face as she walked into his room. He would always be smiling back. There was love, happiness, and joy all rolled up into our dad. Thank you for being our father.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. in St. Jude the Apostle Parish, St. Vincent Catholic Church, 1225 Oregon St., with Reverend Mathew Simonar officiating. A time of visiting and sharing of memories will be held on Thursday from 4:30 p.m. until service time at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Heartland Hospice in Chuck's honor would be greatly appreciated by his family. Please visit www.seefeldfuneral.com to send online condolences to the family.
We would like to thank the staff at Westbrooke Manor for all the loving care you gave our father. I know he appreciated each one of you so much. We also want to thank Heartland Hospice for all your loving care for our father. We could not have done any of this without you. You enriched his life with your loving care. We are so grateful you were a part of his life and death. Thank you. Good Night and God Bless.