Charles R. Stauduhar, 82, of Webster City, Iowa, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, at Southfield Wellness Community.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 10, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Webster City, with the Rev. Stephen Meyer officiating. Visitation will be Thursday starting at 5 p.m. with a 6:45 p.m. rosary and a 7 p.m. scripture service at Foster Funeral & Cremation Center, Webster City.
Charles Raymond Stauduhar was born on Aug. 15, 1929, in Rock Island, to Thomas K. and Dorothy E. Janssen Stauduhar. He attended Rock Island schools, graduating in 1947. He then attended Cornell College in Mt. Vernon and Western State University in Arizona, receiving a doctorate in philosophy with valuation science, business administration and appraisal technology. On June 7, 1952, he married Joan Weber in Galva. The couple lived in Rock Island until 1975, when they moved to Webster City.
Charles owned and operated a construction and appraisal business. He also taught technical valuations of appraisal. He also wrote and published "Appraising Technical Cost of House and Valuations." He loved to collect antiques and fish.
Charles was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and past member of the American Society of Appraisers.
Charles is survived by wife, Joan; daughter, Cathy Cramer, Webster City; grandchildren, Justin David Cramer, and great-grandson, Jakob Dylan, Pomeroy, Iowa; Aaron Michael Cramer and Caitlyn Nicole Cramer, both of Webster City.
Charles was preceded in death by his parents; brother, George Thomas Stauduhar; and sister, Elizabeth Ann Jackson.
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