Charles H. Manners

Charles H. Manners, age 85, of Roaming Shores, Ohio, died Tuesday, September 21, 2010, at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born January 24, 1925, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, the only son of Herbert H. and Mary Esther (Neely) Manners. Charlie enlisted and served three years in the Army Air Force. He worked for 31 years as an automotive engineer for the Fisher Body Division of General Motors in Cleveland, Ohio. During his time with GM and in his later years, Charlie owned and operated Manner's Pine Tree Lodge in New Lyme, Ohio, which was a big part of his life. His two daughters have followed in his footsteps, owning and operating Christmas tree farms as well. In his retirement years, Charlie and his wife, Anita, wintered in Naples, Florida. Charlie is survived by his wife of twenty three years, Anita R. (Echt) Manners of Roaming Shores, Ohio; his two daughters, Mary Jan (Frank) Perdulla of Poland, Ohio, and Ruth Ann (Kevin Lemons) Manners of New Lyme, Ohio; a step daughter, Dr. Debra Echt of Woodside, CA; a step son, Gary (Louise) Echt of Chesterland,Ohio; a step daughter, Dr. Eve (Dr. Martin Shill) Echt of Orange Village, Ohio; eleven grandchildren, Charles, Matthew, Amy, Auston, Allan, Jeremy, Julia, Josh, Alyse, Seth, and Bryan; and five great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents; and his first wife, Stella (Hensel) Manners in 1982. A funeral service will be held on Friday, September 24, 2010, at 11:00 A.M. at the United Presbyterian Church of New Lyme, 788 Brownville Rd., New Lyme, Ohio. Burial will follow in Dodgeville Cemetery, New Lyme. Calling hours will be on Thursday, September 23rd from 5 to 8 P.M. at Baumgardner Funeral Home, 134 Prospect St., Andover, OH. A guestbook is available at www.baumgardnerfuneralhome.com The family suggests memorial contributions to the Ohio Christmas Tree Association-Research Fund, 6870 Licking Valley Rd., Frazeysburg, OH 43822.

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