Charles Worack

Charles (Chuck) A. Worack, 85, died unexpectedly February 6th, 2011 at the Illinois Veteran’s Home in Manteno, IL, where he had been a resident for 6 years and kept the staff amused with his quick wit and good humor. A lifelong Chicago sports fan, it might be assumed that watching the Packers win the Super Bowl may have been too much for him to bear. Charles was raised in Riverside and Park Ridge, Illinois. He enlisted in the Army during World War II and was in the infantry in Burma. He was medaled for his service and was very proud of his time overseas. When he returned, he married his wife, Enid, and they lived in N. Riverside, IL and had two children, Stephen and Michelle. Chuck was active in local community organizations in Riverside when he was young including president of the Jaycees for a time. He was very active in his children’s sports especially Little League Baseball and never tired of playing catcher to his son’s pitching aspirations. When his children were growing up, he looked forward to the annual family reunion in Hayward, Wisconsin on the Chippewa Flowage with Enid’s parents and sister, Cherryll, and her family from the east coast. In their later years, Chuck and Enid enjoyed spending time at their Woodhaven Lakes property where he would relax and visit with all their neighbors. He was employed throughout his life in the industrial garment industry, working first for his uncle, Herbert Clink, and then moving on to Garment Equipment Corp/Cutter’s Exchange and in later years moved to Sewing Machine Exchange when Cutter’s closed. He was a well-liked and respected lead sales associate with a fine knowledge of the industry and the machinery he sold to support it. Chuck was passionate about his son’s model railroad electronics business and for years, he would stop every night after work to do bookwork and fill orders for Steve. After he retired, he became a fixture at the factory, doing whatever he could to help out. A “people-person”, he particularly enjoyed attending the trade shows. When the company moved to Romeoville, he and Enid moved to Carillon in Plainfield to be closer. He continued coming to help out until physical limitations prevented him from walking and he then took up residency at the Veteran’s Home. To the end, he maintained a keen interest in the growth of the company he helped to build. Michelle and her husband settled in the Northwest suburbs and Chuck was very fond of visits to her house to spend time with them, his two grandchildren and their dogs. Charles Worack is survived by his wife, Enid, son Stephen (Kathy), daughter Michelle (Ron), grandchildren, Andrew and Kendra, and two great grandchildren, Braelynn and James. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Illinois Veterans Home; 1 Veterans Drive, Manteno, Illinois, 60950. Inurnment will be held 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois.

Charles Worack

April 12, 1925 - February 6, 2011