FRASER, Charles Duncan

Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ - Published Saturday, August 13, 2011 - Charlie Fraser passed from this earth Aug. 11. He was born Charles Duncan Fraser Aug. 22, 1934, in Missoula, Mont., to Archie and Dorothy Fraser, the third of four children and the only boy. He grew up near the tiny town of Hall, Mont., where his father had a small ranch. Charlie grew up ranching logging, hunting and fishing. He served in the U.S. Army out of Fort Riley, Kan., and after his honorable discharge, he went to college, graduating from Montana State University in Bozeman, Mont. His working career was spent as an engineer with Mountain Bell (later U.S. West) in Montana and Colorado. In 1988, he married his sweetheart, Margie. The following year, he retired from the telephone company in Denver, and they moved back up to Montana. They bought a beautiful piece of land overlooking Flathead Lake, where they built the dream house that they designed. He did most of the building and finishing work himself. They fell in love with Havasu and moved here in 1997. He loved spending his days tinkering in his workshop when he and Margie weren't out on the water fishing. The past several years he kept busy designing, building and flying radio-control airplanes. He was a lifetime member of the local BPOE and until his last illness, he was an active member of the Elks Fishing Club. Charlie was predeceased by his parents and two older sisters. He is survived by his beloved wife, Margie; his dear sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Dean Bivins, of Anchorage, Alaska; his son and daughter-in-law, Craig and Jill Fraser, of Evergreen, Colo.; his daughter, Kris; step children, Kathie, Rob and Jana; grandchildren; nieces; nephews; his flying and fishing buddies; and many other friends. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations to go in Charlie's memory to New Hope Hospice, 500 N. Lake Havasu Ave., Suite 8-106, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403.