Charles Weber, age 87, resident of Lakota, ND, formerly of Michigan, ND, died Thursday, July 15, 2010 at the Lakota Good Samaritan Center.

Charles was born December 4, 1922 in Beardsley, MN, the son of Charles Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Berning) Weber. He moved with his family to Michigan, ND in 1929. Charles farmed south of Michigan and cared for his parents there. He raised crops and pigs. He was active in the ND Pork Producers Association and a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Michigan. Charles married Lorene ( Anderson ) Shearer on September 28, 1968 at Michigan. They continued farming together until they retired in 1985 and moved into town. Charles then worked as a janitor for the Michigan School, and also worked for the city of Michigan . Lorene died August 3, 1995. Charles continued living in their home until he moved to the Good Samaritan Center in September of 2007.

Charles is survived by 2 stepsons, Mark (Maja) Shearer of Fairbanks, AK, and Jim (Diane) Shearer of Belgrade, MT; 5 step-grandchildren, Ryan, Ben, Paul, Rhonda, and Darren; 1 step-great grandson, Jonathan; 2 brothers, Bill Weber of Wadena, MN, and Bob Weber of Larimore, ND; 4 sisters-in-law, Helyn Weber of Larimore, ND, Beverly Nelson of Brocket, ND, Ruth (Len) Bednarz of Eldorado Hills, CA, and Marjorie Vogel of Pasadena, CA; a brother-in-law, Leonard (Kay) Anderson of Sierra Vista, CA; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Lorene; a step-son, Doug Shearer; 5 brothers, John, Frank, A.B. “Dutch”, Leo, and Lawrence; 3 sisters, Josephine Yoney, Margaret Sonderland, and Ann Weber; and a brother-in-law, Russell Anderson.

The Funeral Mass for Charles will be held at the St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Michigan, ND, on Friday, July 23, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. Celebrating the Mass will be Rev. Fr. John Aerts. Music will be provided by the St. Lawrence Church Choir, Dolly Devlin is the organist. Interment will be in the Michigan Cemetery. The casketbearers will be Buel Sonderland, Don Sonderland, Gary Sonderland, Butch Weber, Jerry Weber, and Garis Pollert. Visitation will be held at the Church on Friday, from 9:30 a.m. until the time of Mass.