Mr. Charles Whichard
1965 1967
December 24, 1929 - October 19, 2017
Charles H. Whichard, 87, of NJ, Waterford, ME, and Florida died October 19, 2017, in New Port Richey, FL.
Chuck was born in Long Branch, NJ on Dec. 24, 1929 the son of Oscar H. Whichard and Mabel Bonner Morrison. He grew up in Newark, NJ, attended East Side High School and graduated as valedictorian in 1948. He graduated in 1952 from Newark State Teachers College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Arts. It was there that he met his future bride, Barbara Louise Muzik.
After graduation, Chuck joined the U.S. Army, where he was stationed in Japan for the duration of the Korean War. After his discharge, Chuck began teaching at Edison Junior High School in West Orange, NJ. Chuck and Bobbi were married in Elizabeth, NJ on March 24, 1956. Chuck earned a Master of Arts Plus Six Year degree in Education. In early 1958 they purchased their first home in West Orange, NJ where they raised their three sons – Craig, Glenn, and Bruce. He also taught at Millburn Junior High School and Paramus High School, finally transferring to Indian Hills High School in Oakland, NJ, where he spent many years, concluding his career in education as a Guidance Counselor at Ramapo High School in the early 1990s.
As soon as the school year ended the family would load up the station wagon and head to Bobbi’s parent’s family camp in Maine – Camp McWain.
Charles is survived by his wife of 61 years, Barbara; sons Craig, Glenn and Bruce; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
