Deceased Name: Charles R. Denton
SAN JOSE - Charles R. Denton, 87, of San Jose died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2003, at his home. He was born Jan. 8, 1916, in Petersburg, the son of Fred and Mary Denton. He married Verancia Oller in 1943 in St. Louis; she died in July. Mr. Denton was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. He was a pipefitter in Chicago and worked on the construction of the Sears Tower. He was a member of Pipefitters Welfare Fund, Local 597. Survivors: a stepson, Richard (wife, Pat) Goben of Lake Delton, Ind.; two stepdaughters, Shirley (husband, Art) Behrends of Mason City and Lavina Gay (husband, Clem) DeMatteis of Pekin; 20 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and three brothers, Fred and Russell Denton, both of Petersburg, and Carl Denton of Chi-cago. Services: 10 a.m. Friday, Hurley Funeral Home, San Jose, the Rev. Allen Payne officiating. Burial: Kilbourne Cemetery.
Gravestone photo taken by Judy Hofreiter of www.genealogytrails.com
Deceased Name: Charles R. Denton
SAN JOSE - Charles R. Denton, 87, of San Jose died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2003, at his home. He was born Jan. 8, 1916, in Petersburg, the son of Fred and Mary Denton. He married Verancia Oller in 1943 in St. Louis; she died in July. Mr. Denton was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. He was a pipefitter in Chicago and worked on the construction of the Sears Tower. He was a member of Pipefitters Welfare Fund, Local 597. Survivors: a stepson, Richard (wife, Pat) Goben of Lake Delton, Ind.; two stepdaughters, Shirley (husband, Art) Behrends of Mason City and Lavina Gay (husband, Clem) DeMatteis of Pekin; 20 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and three brothers, Fred and Russell Denton, both of Petersburg, and Carl Denton of Chi-cago. Services: 10 a.m. Friday, Hurley Funeral Home, San Jose, the Rev. Allen Payne officiating. Burial: Kilbourne Cemetery.
Gravestone photo taken by Judy Hofreiter of www.genealogytrails.com
Family Members
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Ellma Lee Denton Kinney
1910–1986
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Clarence Willard Denton
1912–1962
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Walter B. Denton
1914–1988
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Frederick Lee "Fred" Denton Jr
1918–2003
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John William Denton
1919–1920
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Mary Marie Denton Vice
1921–2000
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Carl Albert Denton
1923–2006
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Russell Lee "Russ" Denton
1926–2014
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Harry Franklin Denton
1928–1950
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Rosa Louise Denton Backs Bentley
1930–1998
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Joseph Edward Denton
1932–2001
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Richard Everett Denton Sr
1934–2000
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