Charles Le Baron Clarke passed away quietly on December 21st, 2020.

Charles was born on September 29th, 1922 in Fredericton Junction, New Brunswick to Donald and Edna Clarke. Charles was the dear and beloved husband for 69 years to Dolores Clarke who predeceased him in 2018.

He was the loving father to daughter Beverley Freel (David). The proud grandfather of Patrick Freel, Katriona Westacott (Jeremy) and Laura Freel. Oldest brother to Douglas, and John (Jean). Loving uncle to nieces, nephews and grand-nephews.

Being the son of a railroad man, Charles grew up in New Brunswick and many parts of Ontario. His favourite town growing up was Sarnia where, in high school, he won star athlete of the year in both 1938 and 1939: an achievement of which he was particularly proud. He also loved to build airplane models and entered them in many contests of which he had many awards. This love of airplanes and aviation led him to joining the RCAF in 1942, and he bravely served his country in World War II until 1946.

If you ask anyone who knew Charles, they would all readily admit he loved a challenge. He was a man both interested and interesting in anything presented to him. Those interests translated into lifelong hobbies: stamp and coin collecting, model railroading, the aforementioned airplane model building, photography, oil painting, and square dancing (in which he and Dolores achieved challenge level expertise). He loved his personal computer, and was an early adopter of the technology in the early 80s.

Charles’ faith and loyalty to Christ were an important element in his life. A service will be held at St. Andrews’ Presbyterian Church at a later date. Details will be provided on this site.

In memory, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.