Charles Aelmore

A Celebration of Life service for Charles Aelmore, 81, Shawnee, was Friday, Jan. 7, at Overland Park Christian Church.
Mr. Aelmore died Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at Kansas City Hospice House.
He was born July 15, 1929, in Joplin, Mo., the son of Walter and Fern Aelmore. He grew up in Galva and graduated from Dwight High School in 1947. He was in the 82nd Airborne (Army) during the Korean War.
For more than 40 years, Mr. Aelmore was an automotive mechanic. He started his own business in 1980, going to people’s homes or their work location to work on their vehicles. He also added carpentry, painting and handyman services.
He was an elder at Overland Park Christian Church and taught the Bible in an adult Sunday school class and many other small groups for 40 years. He and his wife, Mary, were Stephens Ministers, went on Lay Witness Missions and were part of a Faith at Work team. He was a 700 Club prayer counselor, assistant Scoutmaster and started a model airplane club for boys through the Shawnee Optimist Club.
A stillborn daughter preceded him in death.
He married Mary Anderson in January 1957. She survives.
Other survivors include a son Mark (Debbie) Aelmore; a daughter Marla (Matthew) Hund; 10 grandchildren; a stepbrother, Larry Aelmore; and a half-sister, Jeanne.
The family suggests memorials to Overland Park Christian Church, sent in care of Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, 10901 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS 66213.