Charles W. Jr. Weber

Charles William Weber Jr., a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Avery Manor in Needham following a long stuggle with Parkinson’s Disease.  He was 83.  Bill, as he was called by his family and friends, was born May 30, 1931 in Dedham, Massachusetts, a son of Charles William Sr. and Pauline Edith (Kamps) Weber.  He graduated from Dedham High School and then worked at his father’s Texaco service stations in West Roxbury until he was inducted into the US Army, where he spent three years until his honorable discharge in 1957.  Bill further served in the Army Reserves until 1963.  He was a talented carpenter who worked on homes, restaurants and other building projects throughout eastern Massachusetts.  Bill enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, cooking and reading.  He is survived by his brother, Donald R. Weber, and his wife Mary Ann, of Walpole, and his sister, Joan Horsefield, and her husband David, of Mequon, Wisconsin.  Bill was the uncle of Donna Whittemore, and her husband Scott, of Kennesaw, Georgia, Susan Moniz, and her husband Michael, of Norton, Stephen Weber of Marshfield, and John Weber of Norton and the longtime friend of Cecilia McDonald of West Roxbury. Visiting hours will be held Thursday, December 4th from 9 to 11 AM at the Folsom Funeral Home, 87 Milton Street, Dedham, followed by a service in the funeral home with the Reverend James Butler of St. Luke Lutheran Church of Dedham officiating.  Burial will be in Brookdale Cemetery, Dedham with Military Honors.  In lieu of flowers donations to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, PO Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101 or to the Parkinson’s Disease Association, 72 E. Concord St., C3, Boston, MA 02118 would be appreciated.