IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Charles Henry
Klotz
November 13, 1926 – January 25, 2012
Obituary
Mr. Charles Henry Klotz, 85, of Ashburn, Virginia, passed peacefully from this life into the next on 25 Jan 2012 at his daughter's home in Centreville, Virginia after a brief stay in the hospital. Mr. Klotz was born on 13 November 1926 in Washington DC, the beloved son of the late William Henry Klotz and Myrtle Irene Bettis Klotz.
He served in the US Navy during World War II as an anti-aircraft gunner in the US Navy Armed Guard protecting the SS Collis P. Huntington, a Liberty ship, during a convoy to Scotland and subsequent convoys around England and Wales. He was part of the D-Day invasion force at Normandy where his ship unloaded combat forces and supplies for the landings on 6 June 1944. Upon his return to the US he was discharged from the Navy in December 1945. After the war he held a number of positions including: merchant seaman aboard the SS Oglebay on the Great Lakes; inspector at the Doehler-Jarvis stamping company in Ohio; taxi dispatcher and transportation supervisor at both National and Dulles Airports.
At the time of his death, Mr. Klotz was a Master Mason and a member of Anacostia Lodge #21 for over 55 years. Mr. Klotz was also a founding member of the Loudoun County Civil War Roundtable, and a very active member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Clinton Hatcher Camp #21.
Mr. Klotz is survived by his wife of 27 years, Mrs. Gloria Klotz.
His family mourns the passing of a beloved father and grandfather, who held fast to his faith, lived his life with integrity, and was a true Southern gentleman. Mr. Klotz is survived by his four children: Patricia O'Neill of Hanson, MA; Charles Henry Klotz, Jr. of Hypoluxo, FL; Robert Klotz of El Paso, TX, and Erika Klotz Sumner of Centreville, VA; twelve grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 2-4 PM and 6-8 PM on Friday, 3 Feb 2012 at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Road NE, Leesburg, VA (703-777-1414). A funeral service is scheduled for 10 AM on Saturday, 4 Feb 2012 at Colonial Funeral Home with burial at National Memorial Park in Falls Church, VA.
He served in the US Navy during World War II as an anti-aircraft gunner in the US Navy Armed Guard protecting the SS Collis P. Huntington, a Liberty ship, during a convoy to Scotland and subsequent convoys around England and Wales. He was part of the D-Day invasion force at Normandy where his ship unloaded combat forces and supplies for the landings on 6 June 1944. Upon his return to the US he was discharged from the Navy in December 1945. After the war he held a number of positions including: merchant seaman aboard the SS Oglebay on the Great Lakes; inspector at the Doehler-Jarvis stamping company in Ohio; taxi dispatcher and transportation supervisor at both National and Dulles Airports.
At the time of his death, Mr. Klotz was a Master Mason and a member of Anacostia Lodge #21 for over 55 years. Mr. Klotz was also a founding member of the Loudoun County Civil War Roundtable, and a very active member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Clinton Hatcher Camp #21.
Mr. Klotz is survived by his wife of 27 years, Mrs. Gloria Klotz.
His family mourns the passing of a beloved father and grandfather, who held fast to his faith, lived his life with integrity, and was a true Southern gentleman. Mr. Klotz is survived by his four children: Patricia O'Neill of Hanson, MA; Charles Henry Klotz, Jr. of Hypoluxo, FL; Robert Klotz of El Paso, TX, and Erika Klotz Sumner of Centreville, VA; twelve grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 2-4 PM and 6-8 PM on Friday, 3 Feb 2012 at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Road NE, Leesburg, VA (703-777-1414). A funeral service is scheduled for 10 AM on Saturday, 4 Feb 2012 at Colonial Funeral Home with burial at National Memorial Park in Falls Church, VA.
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