Charles "Chuck" L. Kauzlarich

Charles "Chuck" L. Kauzlarich, age 58, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2012 at Indian Hills Nursing Home of Chillicothe, Missouri. Chuck was born the son of Charles and Carmen (Fazio) Kauzlarich on March 9, 1953 in Des Moines, Iowa. He was a 1971 graduate from Lincoln High School and attended Drake University and Vatterott College in Des Moines, Iowa. He was a printer at RR Donnelley for 27 years and later became an Internet Technology worker. Chuck lived in Des Moines, Iowa most of his life. In 2005, he moved to Fulton, Texas, and then moved to Chillicothe, Missouri in 2009. He was a member of the St. Anthony's Church of Des Moines, Iowa. He loved bowling, golf, sports, gardening, cooking, pets, and the character Snoopy. He is survived by wife, Teresa LeBlanc of Chillicothe, Missouri; two sons, Dustin "Dusty" LeBlanc and fiancé Sarah of Des Moines, Iowa, and Charles "Charley" Kauzlarich of Des Moines, Iowa; one daughter, Amy Harford of Minneapolis, Minnesota; one brother, Phillip Kauzlarich of Des Moines, Iowa; two sisters, Carmen Kauzlarich-Cataldo and Jan Kauzlarich, both of Des Moines, Iowa; and five grandchildren, Mia, Jasmine, and Hayden LeBlanc of Des Moines, Iowa. He is preceded in death by his parents. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at the St. Anthony's Church of Des Moines, Iowa. A parish rosary will be held Tuesday evening, March 6, 2012 at the Hamilton's Southtown Funeral Home, 5400 S.W. 9th street, Des Moines, Iowa. Memorial contributions may be made to the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, Missouri 64601. Online condolences may be made at www.lindleyfuneralhomes.com . Arrangements are under the direction of Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Missouri and Hamilton's Southtown Funeral Home, Des Moines, Iowa.