Submitted By: Jim Piechorowski

Charles A. Williams
August 13, 1905 to August 06, 1973
South Bend Tribune

Families: Williams, Piechorowski, Toepp, Trusk, Dahler, Madison, Taylor

Charles A. Williams, 67, of 921 Lawndale Ave died at 8 a.m., Sunday, in St. Joseph's Hospital after an illness of three weeks. He retired from Uniroyal Inc., Mishawaka, where he had been a research chemist for 26 years. He was born August 13, 1905 in Ruby, MT. and lived here 31 years after coming from Oregon. On July 23, 1928 he married Clementine M. Piechorowski, who survives. Also surviving are his father Charles R., of Prineville, Ore; two sons Robert J. of Mishawaka and John M of South Bend; three Daughters Rosemary Toepp of South Bend, Carol Trusk of Mercer Island, Wa. and Susan Taylor of Crafton, MD; 17 grandchildren and two sisters. Mrs Mary Dahler of Pineville and Veronica Madison of Parkdale, Ore.

Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Kaniewski & Sons Funeral Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Church with Rev. William J. Neidhart C.S.C. pastor officiating. The entoumbment will be in Riverview Mausoleum. Williams was a graduate of the University of Notre Dame in 1928 and a member of its Alumni Association. He was a member of the American Chemical Society. He was a member of Council1878, third degree  Knights of Columbus and the fourth degree of the Father Nieuland General Assembly of the Knights of Columbus, whose members will recite the rosary at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday. A parish wake will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.