Born April 21, 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio he moved to Winter Haven 21 years ago from Ft. Meade, FL. He was of the Protestant Faith was an Auto Paint and Body Mechanic and had worked also as a truck driver. Charles was a Veteran of the U. S. Army and served in the Vietnam War in the 82nd Airborne. He was also a member of the American Legion and the V.F.W..
Preceded in death by a brother, Butch Turk, he is survived by his wife of 20years, Susan Paolella; 3 sons, Charles of Cleveland, OH, Ronald of Parma, OH and Tony of Auburndale, FL; 2 daughters, Kelly Keckler of Cleveland, OH and Rene’ Urban of Sylvania, OH; 4 brothers, William Paolella of Parma, OH, Michael Paolella of Cleveland, OH, Donald Turk of Louisiana and Walter Turk of Cleveland, OH; 2 sisters, Shirley McClintock and Arlene Boyd both of Cleveland, OH; and 9 grandchildren.
A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00pm, Sunday, February 8, 2009 in the Oak Ridge Funeral Care Chapel with Chaplain John San Cartier officiating. Condolences may be sent at www.oakridgefuneralcare.com.