Charles W. Tatter, 75

Charles W. Tatter, Jr., 75, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, passed away Jan. 13 from heart-related issues.

Charles was born Oct. 18, 1948, to Charles and Jessie Tatter in Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from Homewood Flossmore High School, he went on to study at Wheaton College.

After graduation, he served in the Army in communications. He later became an accountant for Birnbrey, Minsk, and Minsk in Atlanta, Ga., until his retirement. 

In 1988, he met Margie (Allshouse) Tatter, and they wed in 1989. At marriage, their one child, Amy (Galloway) Biggs, became his stepdaughter.

Charles was an avid train enthusiast and could frequently be found planning his model train layouts in his spare time. He also loved attending his two Bible studies with “the old guys.” When not doing these things, Charles would spend time volunteering for a handful of organizations, including Companions Animal Center, the Kroc Center Coeur d'Alene and Kootenai Health.

Charles truly believed in community, service to that community, and connecting to others through time well spent. He believed our world could be improved if everyone simply dedicated a little bit of their time to serving others.

Charles is predeceased by his parents and his wife. He is survived by his stepdaughter and son-in-law Amy and James Biggs; his sisters, Martha Banevich, Barbara Dreibelbis and Karen Beckmann; his brother Bill Tatter; and his three grandchildren, Nathan, Greg and Tim.

In lieu of flowers, we are requesting donations be made to any of the organizations Charles volunteered for including (all in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) Companions Animal Center, the Kroc Center and Children's Village.  

No memorial service has been planned. 

Please Visit Charles's online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com.