Charles Lee "Charley" "Chuck" Drullinger

1937 - 2020  (82 years)

• Name	Charles Lee "Charley" "Chuck" Drullinger
  Birth	23 Dec 1937	Eugene, Lane, OR
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Oct 2020	Lane County, OR
  	Charles Lee Drullinger was born in Eugene, Oregon, December 23, 1937. He was raised, and lived, most of his life in the Lorane Community. Charles graduated from Lorane High School in 1956. He married the love of his life, Phyllis Lance, on January 19, 1963. He worked in the logging industry until the Army called and he served our country for two years which included six months in Germany during the Berlin Crisis. Soon after the Army, Charles went to work for Sears. He worked for Sears for 30 years managing several departments. After an early retirement from Sears, Charles continued in retail serving the community and customers at Jerry's Home Improvement for 25 years, retiring again in September of 2019. In his work places he was known as "Charley" or "Chuck". To family he was just "Charles". Charles loved hunting and fishing. In his later years he became devoted mainly to fishing on the beautiful Umpqua River. It was not unusual to see him out on his tractor or the riding lawn mower on his property, along with weed whacking or splitting wood. He always needed to be active. Charles was an active member of the Lorane Christian Church, where he devoted many years of service. Charles is survived by his wife, Phyllis; son Jeff (Carrie) of Eugene; daughter Jan Abbott of Roseburg. He has six grandchildren: Colton (Jonna) of Nelson, Minnesota; Logan (Julie) of Eugene; Carly (Andrew) of Eugene; Regan, Braden and Maddie Abbott of Roseburg. Sisters: Kay Hill (Harry) of Clovis, CA and Susie Brabham (Dale) of Elmira, OR. Brothers: Bob (Kathy) of Lorane, OR and Dave (Betty) of Bend, OR. Numerous nieces and nephews and his very special fishing buddy Bob Hing. Charles was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Don. Charles was a humble, kind, compassionate and loving man. The most loving husband, father and grandfather. We will miss him greatly, but know he wants each of us to go forward and live our lives to the best of our ability and with God's help, we will seek to fulfill that. In lieu of flowers we ask that contributions in Charles' name be made to IDES or the Eugene Mission. Memorial Service to be held at the Lorane Christian Church on November 14, 2020, at 2pm. Special accommodations to listen on FM radio from your vehicle in the church parking lot will be available, then limited visitation with family for those comfortable, following the service. Please sign the guest book at www.registerguard.com/legacy
  Burial	Junction City, Lane, OR
  	BURIAL Rest Lawn Memorial Park Junction City, Lane County, Oregon
  Person ID	I19781	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Lowell Emmer (Elmer) Drullinger,   b. 4 Mar 1911, Hartford, Van Buren, MI d. 21 Mar 1969, Lane County, OR (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Willie Greek Riley,   b. 23 Jul 1910, Monmouth, Polk, OR d. 16 Sep 1995, Springfield, Lane, OR (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F6813	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Phyllis NMN Lance
  Children	1. Jeffrey Lee "Jeff" Drullinger   2. Janet Sue "Jan" Drullinger
  Family ID	F6811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

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  Birth - 23 Dec 1937 - Eugene, Lane, OR Death - 27 Oct 2020 - Lane County, OR Burial - - Junction City, Lane, OR  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Charles L. Drullinger married to Phyllis and two children, Jeff and Jan per Robert Paul "Bob" Drullinger on 28 Dec 2011. U.S. Public Records Index Name: Charles L Drullinger Birth Date: 23 Dec 1937 Phone Number: 345-5938 Address: 82873 Simonsen Rd, Eugene, OR, 97405-9739 (1993) Saddened by sudden loss of a dear friend by PAT EDWARDS for The Chronicle on November 4, 2020 A few days ago we learned of the sudden and tragic death of a good friend, and I write this with a heavy heart. Life-long Lorane resident Charles Drullinger was killed in a farming accident on Oct. 27. Charles and his wife Phyllis have two adult children, Jeff and Jan, who went to the Lorane and Crow schools with our own daughters and son. Jim and I have attended many football, volleyball and basketball games, track meets, school carnivals and programs, 4-H club meetings and other social events with the Drullingers through the years. Before his retirement Charles was a department manager for Sears Roebuck when it was in downtown Eugene before later moving on to work at Jerry?s Home Improvement Center; Phyllis was a pediatric nurse at Sacred Heart Hospital. He was a kind, gentle and quiet man who was deeply respected by those who knew him. Both he and Phyllis have been active members of the Lorane Christian Church for many years ? most, if not all, of his life, in fact. Charles, with his best friend, Bob Hing, was an avid sports fisherman, and they spent many years together, drowning worms. Charles will be sorely missed and my heart goes out to Phyllis, Jeff, Jan and the rest of their family this week. [PAT EDWARDS for The Chronicle Pat has been a columnist for the Chronicle since 2012, and enjoys writing about local history. Throughout her life, she's been a farm wife, mother of four, store owner, local historian, author, secretary, newspaper columnist, editor and publisher. Pat and her husband, Jim Edwards currently live in Lorane and celebrated their 58th anniversary this year.]