Charles Schock
December 5, 1942 ~ February 13, 2021
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Charles Schock, 78, of Ree Heights, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Funeral service will be 11 :00 a.m. Friday, February 26, 2021 at Reck Funeral Home, Miller, Rev. Sheena Thomson officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at the Morningside Cemetery, Ree Heights. A visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Reck Funeral Home.
The family requests that the COVID guidelines be followed and that masks be worn to all services. All are welcome to attend but for those that are unable, the service will be livestreamed on the funeral home website.
Charles was born December 5, 1942 to Edward and Lillian (Pietz) Schock.
He was in the army prior to spending his life farming on the same farm on which he was born.
Charles was active in the Ree Heights church and the American Legion. Upon retirement, he moved to Miller, South Dakota where he spent many happy hours playing pool and cards at the Senior Citizen Retirement Center.
Having never married, he leaves behind his five sisters: Charlotte Evans, Patricia (Marvin) Hasart, Virginia (Ginny) LaFortune, Mildred (Allen) Binneboese, and Nancy (Jerry) Peterson; one sister-in-law, Jan Schock; and many nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death were his parents: Edward and Lillian Schock; his brother, Dennis; and two brothers-in-law: Alvin and Robert.
Reck Funeral Home of Miller has been entrusted with Charles' arrangements.
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Charles and his siblings were classmates of mine in Ree Heights, SD . I also had the opportunity to work with him stripping blue grass while I was employed by Bill Fox. Charles represented the finest example of a young man. He was a hard working person of high moral character. I am deeply saddened reading of his passing and wish to pass on my deepest sympathy to his wonderful family.
My sincere sympathy to the family of Charles Schock.
Charles has been our great neighbor to the north for Don's lifetime. They attended school in Ree Heights together for 8 years and we attended the same church in Ree Heights for 35 years. We also enjoyed serving on the township board together for many years.
We extend our sincere sympathy to the entire Schock Family.
Don and Mar
Our thoughts and prayers to Charles family .
When our Ree Heights Church did calendars that included church family birthdays & anniversaries,
Charles memorized them all and delighted himself in wishing us a happy day. Pretty sure “Happy” was his middle name because he looked for the best in everything!
He willingly served our church in many capacities and was always a proud part of our towns military Memorial Service. He will truly be missed.
My condolences to Charlotte, Pat, Virginia, Millie and Nancy. Charles will be missed as an awesome brother and Uncle.
I enjoyed visiting with Charles and also the whole family when I was invited to Sunday and Holiday meals and watching and listening to him playing cards !
Again my heart and prayers are with you all.
Sympathy to the Families of my classmate, Charles Schock. God Bless.
To the Schock family please accept my sincere sympathy on the loss of your brother. Remember mainly Charlotte and Virginia from Hand County school days. Thoughts and prayers to your family.
Charles and I (Verlin) as cousins sort of grew up together. Even at an early age Charles was happy and positive. As we grew and became adults and I left Ree Heights we managed get back to visit occasionally. We always enjoyed visiting with Charles as he was always happy and interested in everything going on in his life and ours, It has been some time since we last visited or seen him but he'll be missed by us, nevertheless. He was a great guy. Our deepest sympathy to his sisters and their families.
Ginny & family of Charles Schock. We are sorry to hear of the passing of a great brother & friend to all he met. Our prayers go out to you all. God bless!
My memories of Charles go back to visits to Ree Heights as a boy with my family (Verlin and Irene) and later in life the occasional pilgrimages I made as an adult. I fondly remember a wonderful lunch I had with Charles and Lillian on the farm in the fall of 2000. He always wanted to know everything about others, not being nosy, he was just genuinely interested. And then without exception at family events he would specifically seek me out, even though I lived thousands of miles away and our paths crossed only infrequently. Charles never took those personal connections for granted. A good man who will be missed. Condolences to his sisters and family.
Much was learned during the time we spent with him; much more has been lost in his passing. He was a man of strong beliefs and believed in hard work, the value of lifelong relationships, and having the conviction to speak the truth of his life and experiences to everyone.
I will remember him as always being outgoing and friendly, but with another chore or project to do. He was always busy, but also willing to let you tag along and share a little bit of his daily life, and what it meant to be a South Dakotan. Prayers go out to my aunts, uncles and all of the Schock extended family.
We hope you are surrounded by love on this day. With deepest sympathy to family and friends as we remember Charles' life.
Deepest sympathies to all of Charles' family. I really got to know Charles when he visited his Mother in the Highmore nursing home (my Dad was there to). Charles was always fun to talk and listen to, he always had great stories to tell me. He never passed me that he wouldn't stop and visit and ask how things were going for me (that always made me feel good), He truly was a nice, caring and loving guy. He will be missed. Know that you are all in our thoughts and prayers. God Bless!!!