Charles
"Charlie" McBride
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.
The Rev. Francis Curran will officiate. Burial of ashes will be in Westlawn
Memorial Park Cemetery with full military honors.There will be a gathering of family and friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the church, with a Christian wake service at 7.
All Faiths Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. McBride was born Nov. 3, 192, at Indianola to Dale and Mary (Colling) McBride.
Survivors of the immediate family include his wife, Mary; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Fran and Jim Arends, Marilyn McBride, all of Grand Island and Jan and Roger Albertson of Watertown, S.D.; two sons and daughters-in-law, Don and Patty McBride and Ron 'Joe' and Kim McBride, all of Grand Island; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Evelyn and Avery Winters of Indianola and Ruth Schuster of Denver; and three brothers and sisters-in-law, Bill and Betty McBride of Colorado Springs, Colo., Bob and Velma McBride of McCook and Jim and Ida McBride of Holbrook.
Those also left to cherish his memory are grandchildren, Rosie and Dennis Fruchtl, Christi and Barry Burrows, J.J. and Kelly Arends, T.J. and Kim Arends, Shellie and Troy Farrell, Dan and Mandy McBride, Doug and Elizabeth McBride, Jasmine and Marcus Williams, Jesse Albertson, Shayanna Albertson, Joel Albertson, Sam Albertson, and Dave and Niki Kirkland; and 18 great-grandchildren.
His parents and a sister, Roberta Randall, preceded him in death.
Charles was raised on a family farm near Indianola. He served in the United States Army from 1945-46 in the Philippines. He married Mary Becker on July 17, 1948, at Indianola. They moved to Grand Island in 1956. Charlie worked for the Agricultural Services in Wood River for 37 years, retiring in 1993.
He is a member of Blessed Sacrament, American Legion and the Eagles. He enjoyed spending time with his family and cooking Sunday morning breakfast for them.
Memorials are suggested to the church.