Charles G. “Charlie” Short, 68, of Aurora, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, at the Brookings hospital. 

Funeral services are at  10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Brookings. Burial is in St. William’s Catholic Cemetery in Aurora. Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. William’s Catholic Church, Aurora, with a 7 p.m. prayer service followed by the Rosary.

Charlie was born on Dec. 2, 1949, at Brookings, to Donald and Isabelle (Gebhart) Short. He was raised near Aurora and attended Sunny Corner District No. 83 Country School and graduated from Elkton High School in 1968. Charlie enlisted in the U.S. Army on Nov. 29, 1968. and served in Vietnam for 14 months a member of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th US Calvary until his discharge on July 5, 1970. He returned to farm near Aurora where he was a lifelong farmer. He owned Charlie’s Bar in Aurora for several years. 

He was a lifelong member of St. William’s Catholic Church where he had served on church council, served on the Trenton Township board where he served for many years, Pike-Huska American Legion Post No. 230. In 2005 Charlie attended the Cincinnati Ohio Vietnam Reunion and in 2006, the Vietnam Era Memorial Dedication in Pierre. 

Charlie is survived by two children,  Vikki Robertson (Pete DePuma) and Chad (Kaydee) Short; nine grandchildren; five great grandchildren; six siblings, Mary (Gary) Messerli, Ed (Vanessa) Short, Robert (Mary Jane) Short, Joseph Short, Susan (Doug) Nelson and Father John Short; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. 

Charlie was preceded in death by his parents, Donald and Isabelle and his loving companion, Darlene Robinson. 

For online condolences, visit www.skrochfc.com.