Charles “Chuck” Eugene Warren passed away peacefully on January 30, 2023 after a five-year battle with dementia. Born in Peoria, Illinois on August 3, 1935, he grew up in Iowa City and graduated from the University of Iowa with a BS and Masters in Electrical Engineering. He was a lifelong, diehard Hawkeye fan. He worked for 35 years at Proctor & Gamble, a job that took him from Iowa, to Cincinnati, Ohio and ultimately to Overland Park, where he lived for the last 54 years of his life.
In 1957, he met the love of his life, Carolyn “Butch” Wagner. They were happily married for 52 years. Together they had 6 children – 3 boys and 3 girls. At the time of his death, he had 18 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and a 21st on the way. Family was always his priority. Chuck was also a lifelong Catholic and a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church at the time of his death.
Chuck was a great athlete, playing three sports in high school – basketball, football and baseball. He was a runner and later in life took up biking. He could often be seen riding the trails around Indian Creek into his 80’s. He loved his hometown Royals, Chiefs and the Jayhawk basketball team. Chuck also loved fishing and boating. For many years, he had a house at the Lake of the Ozarks where he taught his kids, grandkids and even his great grandkids how to fish.
Chuck was very smart, funny and a constant learner. He was an excellent photographer, woodworker and a voracious reader. Chuck embodied the concept of FOMA. He had tons of energy and he never wanted to be left out of anything. He was strong, tough, and stubborn but inside he was a gentle teddy bear.
Chuck enjoyed traveling and he and Butch visited Europe, Alaska, Hawaii and most of the fifty states. They made lifelong friends wherever they went. Sadly, shortly after he retired, Butch was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. He lovingly cared for her for many years in the home and when that became too difficult, he visited her every day until her death in 2010. Dad also found love and companionship later in life, marrying Sarah Kastner when he was 77.
Chuck was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Dot Warren, both of his wives, his son, Andy, and his granddaughter, Alexis. He is survived by his children, Christy Peterson (Randal), Marty Warren, Susan Pena (Ralph), Patrick Warren (Kellie) and Mike Warren as well as his many grandchildren and their spouses, and his great-grandchildren.
The Rosary will be prayed at 2 p.m. with the visitation from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, February 5 at the Porter Funeral Home, 8535 Monrovia, Lenexa, KS. The Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 6 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 11300 W. 103rd St., Overland Park, KS. A lunch will follow at the church. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. at St. John Cemetery in Lenexa, KS. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.