Staff Conter

Staff Sgt. Charles Conter, 39, of 2940 Laurel Ridge Rd., Lowell, Ohio, passed away December 21, 2004 at Grant Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. He was born January 13, 1965 in Nelsonville, Ohio. Staff Sgt. Conter, a 1983 graduate of Lakeland High School in Freeport, Ohio, had recently returned to the United States on medical leave, due to an injury sustained while serving in Iraq as a member of the United States Army National Guard. Sgt. Conter had been a many times decorated, well-respected and dedicated member of the United States Army for 20 years at the time of his death. He received the Army Achievement Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, four Good Conduct Medals, two Overseas Service Medals, two National Defense Service Medals, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, two NCO Professional Development Ribbons, Army Service Ribbon, Driver Mechanic Badge ,and the Ohio Award of Merit. Sgt. Conter was preceded in death by his mother, Jo Ellen Conter; a grandfather, John Conter; and an aunt, Peggy Kohr. Surviving are his daughter, Samantha Ann, 16, of Lowell, Ohio; grandmother, (Mam-Ma) Viola Conter of Flushing, Ohio; a sister, Michelle Conter Angle and her family, husband, Kenneth, children: Maggie Jo Ellen, 18, Devon Lee, 13, and Viola AnnElise, 2, of Lowell, Ohio; uncle and aunt, Gene and Cheryl Conter of Massillon, Ohio; aunt and uncle, Jeri and Robert Smith of Canal Winchester, Ohio and several cousins. Friends may call Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and Wednesday from 12-1 p.m. at Clark-Kirkland Funeral Home, 172 S. Main St., Cadiz, Ohio, where memorial services will be held Wednesday, January 5, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. with Chaplain Ken Kirk officiating. Interment will follow at Rock Hill Cemetery, Flushing, Ohio. The memorial guest book may be signed at www.clark-kirkland.com.

Service

Wednesday, January 5, 2005 1:00 PM
Clark-Kirkland-Barr Funeral Home, Inc.
172 South Main Street Cadiz 4390, United States