Charles Anton Starek, 85, Springfield, MO and formerly of Naperville, IL, Oct. 4, 2000, beloved husband of the late Irene G. Virva; loving father of Elizabeth Flis, Rosemarie Kolomijcew and Patricia Fox; fond brother of Helen Thompson; cherished grandfather of six; and great-grandfather of five. Former crane operator for Central Steel & Wire Company, Chicago. 25 year member of Downers Grove Gun Club. Funeral Saturday 9:30 a.m. from the Beidelman-Kunsch Funeral Home, 117 W. Van Buren, Naperville, to a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Margaret Mary Church, Naper Blvd. and Green Trails Rd., Naperville. Interment Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, IL. Visitation also on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. at the funeral home. Memorials to Hospice of Southwest Missouri Foundation, Inc., 3825 S. Campbell, Suite 179, Springfield, MO 65890-0737. Info, 630-355-0264 .
