CHARLES K. WETHERILL

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE IN CHARLIE'S NAME TO: THE SEEING EYE, INC. 1 SEEING EYE WAY MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07960 OR TO: THE MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION PO BOX 5014 HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND 21741-5014 VISITATION: FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 2022 4PM TO 7PM STICKLE-SOLTESZ FUNERAL HOME PRAYER SERVICE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 2022 6:30PM DURING THE LAST HALF HOUR OF THE VISITATION STICKLE-SOLTESZ FUNERAL HOME Charles K. Wetherill, 79, of Oak Ridge, New Jersey, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, January 7, 2022, at Complete Care at Barn Hill in Newton. Charles was born February 11, 1942, in Kearny, New Jersey to Katherine (Kindleberger) and William Henry Wetherill. He married Virginia (Ginny) Kiefer in 1964 and together they raised their family in Lake Intervale. Known as Charlie to those who loved him, he graduated and obtained his master’s degree from Wagner College. For many years, he worked as a CPA/comptroller for Research Cottrell in Bedminster and their subsidiaries. During this time there, he traveled and worked in Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Puerto Rico. After retirement, he drove a school bus in Jefferson Township as he was devoted to children. Over the years, Charlie coached little league, was a Deacon in church and was a board member on the Lake Intervale Management Association. He also was a Seeing Eye puppy raiser and a therapy dog handler. Charlie was a member of both the Oak Ridge Presbyterian Church and the Venice Presbyterian Church. He loved splitting his time between New Jersey and Venice, Florida. His passion was golfing. He was an avid reader, lover of crossword puzzles and the TV show Jeopardy! He enjoyed gardening, his daily walks, and most of all, his family. Charlie was known as a kind, humble, generous man and was a true gentleman. His wife, Ginny, and parents Katherine and William predeceased him. He is survived by his brother Bill, his sisters Liz and Barbara. His brother Robert and John predeceased him. He is survived by his three devoted daughters and son: Jennifer Kraljevich and her husband Mark, Jill Folz and her husband Jim, Krista Schellinck and her husband Chad, and Ken Wetherill and his wife Ayano. He was the proud grandfather (PopPop) of Sara and her husband Jeremy, Kyle and his wife Kellie, Connor, Erika, Arisa, Nikki, Julia, Jacqueline and her husband Oleg and William. He adored his great grandson and namesake Charlie. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: The Seeing Eye, Inc, 1 Seeing Eye Way, Morristown, NJ 07960 or to The Michael J. Fox Foundation, P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5014. The family will receive visitors on Friday, January 14, 2022 from 4pm to 7pm with a prayer service at 6:30pm during the last half hour of the visitation at Stickle-Soltesz Funeral Home, 187 La Rue Road, Newfoundland, NJ 07435 (for GPS use 1 Post Place). Log onto www.sticklesolteszfuneralhome.com tribute wall to personally post your condolences, memories, photos or videos, as well as driving directions to the funeral home.

CHARLES K. WETHERILL

February 11, 1942 - January 7, 2022