Charles Earl Lennberg, 73

Published 10:54 am Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Charles Earl Lennberg, 73, of Austin died Sunday, May 11, 2014, at Grand Meadow Health Care Center.

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He was born May 11, 1941, in Hibbing, Minn., to Earl and Bessie (Dunham) Lennberg. Chuck attended Austin Public Schools and then served his country in the United States Air Force from Jan. 1960 to Aug. 1963. Chuck briefly lived in Elgin, Ill., working at a sewing machine company from 1965-1966. He was united in marriage to Suzanne Parsley on June 3, 1967, at Crane Chapel in Austin, Minn. The couple raised one son, Jeff. From 1967-1969, Chuck worked at Weyerhaeuser in Austin before going to work as a Transportation Director at Viking Chemical and Atochem in Blooming Prairie for 33 years. From 2002 until the time of his death, Chuck worked for ACM Tank Wash in Austin. A member of Crane Chapel for his entire married life, he sang in the Crane Chapel choir. He loved his cats, and looked forward to summers when he could take care of his friend Gary’s donkeys. He also belonged to Alcoholics Anonymous and was sober for more than 27 years. Chuck considered members of AA as his extended family. At the center of his life was the love he had for his wife Sue.

Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Suzanne Lennberg of Austin; his son Jeff Lennberg and daughter-in-law Gretchen (Schultz) Lennberg of Cottage Grove, Wis.; grandchildren James, Hailey, and Rebekah Lennberg; sister Ellie Jennings and brother-in-law Michael Jennings of Bloomington, Minn.; sister-in-law Sandy Sargent, brother-in-law Chuck Sargent, and sister-in-law Debbie Parsley, all of Austin; many loving nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents Earl and Bessie Lennberg, his grandmother Ella Weitmier, his grandfather Otto Lennberg, and his in-laws George and Ida Parsley.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 16, 2014, at the Crane Chapel in Austin, with Pastor Dale Christiansen and Jeff Lennberg officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, at Worlein Funeral Home in Austin, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 24. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the family. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.worlein.com.