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Charles Robert Tomkovich

Posted 2020-12-02 by mhenderson
Published in The Miner on Dec. 1, 2020 -
Kingman, Arizona -

Charles Robert “Chuck” Tomkovich passed away unexpectedly in Kingman,
Arizona, on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. He was born April 30, 1956 in
Newark, New Jersey.

Chuck is survived by brother Mark Seelbaugh and his wife, Sheri, and
their four children of Vandalia, Ohio; Christopher Seelbaugh and his
wife Brynnae and their two children of Dayton, Ohio; his nephews,
Aaron Seelbaugh and Kyle Seelbaugh of Vandalia, Ohio; his niece,
Lauren Seelbaugh of Vandalia, Ohio; his nephew, McKenzie Pond and his
wife Ashley of Naples Florida; and his close friend of 45 years, Art
Noble. Chuck was preceded in death by his father, Charles Frank
Tomkovich, in Dover Township, New Jersey in 1971; and his mother,
Noralee Lund, in Long Beach, California in 2000.

Chuck’s life followed many paths. In the early 1970s Chuck began
working with the Shakey’s Pizza Parlor franchise, rising through the
ranks from cook to manager, then to field consultant of 32 units
across a geographical area which included Orange County, California,
San Diego County, and the states of Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico.
After 10 years he became one of the franchisees of Shakey’s Pizza
Parlor in San Bernardino, California. During the 1980s Chuck managed
and initiated two Cover-All Video stores in Long Beach and Bellflower,
California. In the 1990s, Chuck worked for TOSCO Marketing (Circle K
and 76 gas) as a district manager of 20 stores in the Southern
California area, then was advanced to corporate as a merchandise
manager.

Chuck always had a passion for cars and racing. In 2000, he became
owner/manager of JFA Racing, an after-market automotive performance
shop (speed shop) in Kingman, Arizona. Most recently, Chuck worked as
a manager, administrator and estimator for Seitz Auto Body and Chris’s
Auto Body. He retired from Chris’s Auto Body in 2017, but could still
be found occasionally at the shop helping out with some of the
administrator responsibilities. Chuck was loved and respected by all
he interacted with and will be forever remembered by those he loved
and by those friends he called family.

A memorial service for Chuck was held last Saturday, Nov, 21, 2020.
Contributions in Chuck’s name can be sent to Kingman Aid to Abused
People, 1770 Airway Ave., Kingman, AZ, 86401.

Arrangements were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home and
Crematory and memorials may be sent to the funeral home.

Thoughts and condolences may be submitted to the family at www.lietz-
frazefuneralhome.com. To send a free card to the family go to
www.sendoutcards/lietzfraze.





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