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Charles I. Monk Sr.
Charles I. Monk Sr. February 26, 1937 August 5, 2014 Charles I. Monk
, Sr., 77, husband of L. Gail (Ilgen) Monk, of Loganton, passed away a
t home on Tuesday, August 5, 2014, due to cancer. Born on February 26
, 1937, in Mill Hall, he was the son of the late William A. and Edna (
Weaver) Monk. He was a 1955 graduate of the former Sugar Valley High S
chool, Loganton. Gail and Charles were wed on June 11, 1955, and share
d over 59 years of marriage together. He was a veteran of the U.S. Arm
y stationed in Korea. His passion and life's work was in aviation, ear
ing a pilot's license in 1962, and serving many years throughout vari
ous local airports as an instructor, including Air Atlantic in Centr
e Hall, as well as at the Piper Airport in Lock Haven and finally reti
ing in 1999, after 13 years of service as the corporate pilot for Wei
s Markets, Sunbury. In retirement, Charles enjoyed attending and perio
dically hosting weekly card parties with the "Valley" men. Along wit
h his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Kathie (David) Spotts; a son
, Charles (Patricia) Monk, Jr.; two sisters, Patricia (Donald) Mille
and Linda (James) Leonard, Jr.; three grandchildren; two step-grandc
hildren; six great grandchildren; and five step-great grandchildren. H
e was predeceased by a son, Brian E. Monk; and a sister, Beverly Boob
. There will be no public services. In lieu of flowers, memorials ma
y be made in Charles' name to the Tylersville Union Cemetery Associati
on, c/o Brian Miller, 3032 Narrows Rd., Loganton, PA 17747. Arrangemen
ts are entrusted to the Wayne P. Urbine Funeral Home, Inc., 95 East Ma
in St., Loganton, PA. "Our Family... Serving Your Family"
.
Published in Centre Daily Times on Aug. 8, 2014
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