Charles “Chuck” Greenwald

Charles F. Greenwald, age 66, of Wayne, NJ, passed away December 19, 2022, from battling Multiple Myeloma since 2017.  

Charles, known best as Chuck to family and friends, grew up in Shaler Township, Pennsylvania with his parents and four siblings, five if you count a lifelong friend.  Chuck went to college at Frostburg State College and earned a teaching degree in Health and Physical Education.  Career wise, initially, he started off crating and rigging at his father-in-law’s company, ABC Crating Co.  Through continuing education he became a millwright and also earned a CDL Class A driver’s license.  In total he worked 39 years at the family’s company, ABC Crating and Rigging Co., LLC.

 While at Frostburg State College, Chuck met his future wife, Eileen.  After graduating college, they were married on July 15, 1978, and have been together for over 44 years.  They had three children, owned several pets, most recent a German Shepard named Lola, a parrot named Captain, both of whom were Chuck’s junk food buddies.

During the fall, you could find a football game on the television at any point in time.  If there wasn’t a football game, he found other sports events to watch and was a reliable source for all football stats.  Chuck was a sports fanatic, a die-hard Steelers fan with more Steelers clothing/gear than most professional athletes. He had played high school and college football as a defensive end and linebacker.  While attending his children’s sporting events, he had a distinct “hoot” that could be heard over crowds as he cheered on the team.  He was happiest being outdoors with special interests in hunting and fishing however he preferred freshwater fishing over saltwater fishing because he would become terribly seasick.  He hunted in NJ and NY with trips to Manitoba, Newfoundland, British Columba, Wyoming and Montana where he had many adventures and successful outings.

Chuck enjoyed being around family and friends especially during the holidays. Christmas was one of his favorite times and he put many hours into making the house look festive. One of his main contributions to the decorations was a large Christmas village train table that he would decorate every year with different designs that would have at least 3 HO model trains running. One Christmas Eve Chuck stayed up all night to make sure that the train table would be completed for his children on Christmas Day.

Chuck is survived by his wife, Eileen (Tuohy) Greenwald, of Wayne, NJ, his children Courtney and her husband Brent Rieger, C. Montana Greenwald, Bridget Greenwald and his siblings Karen (Lloyd) Keller, Marilyn (Robin) Weis and Jeff (Adrianne) Greenwald and among many nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his parents Charles S. and Frances M. Greenwald and a brother Gary A. Greenwald.  

In lieu of flowers, a gift can be made to John Theurer Cancer Center at the following link:  https://give.hackensackmeridianhealth.org/site/Donation2?1582.donation=form1&df_id=1582&_ga=2.191137002.1948184815.1671491833-595199346.1671491832

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