Russell H. Charlet, 90, of Cambridge died Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at Hillcrest Home, rural Geneseo.  Funeral services were held Thursday, December 31, at Stackhouse-Moore Funeral Services Cambridge.  The Rev. Chris Ritter officiated.  Burial  was in Rosedale Cemetery, Cambridge. Memorials may be made to the Hillcrest Home Memorial Fund.

    Russell was born April 22, 1919 in Burns Township, Henry County, the son of Barney and Bernice (Atwell) Charlet.  He was educated in the Cambridge-Kewanee area schools and graduated from Wethersfield High School in 1937.  His marriage to Blanche Johnson took place on October 12, 1940, in Davenport, Iowa.  She died March 24, 1999.  The coupled had farmed in Burns Township all of their married life.

    Memberships include the State Road Community Church, rural Cambridge.  Russell was a 50 year member of Cambridge Lodge No. 49, AF & AM.

    Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Frances and Terry Newman, Kewanee, a son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Linda Charlet, Cambridge, three grandsons, Brian Charlet, Humboldt, Iowa, Dave (Angie) Charlet, Cambridge, and Bill (Tara) Charlet, Cambridge; a granddaughter, Susan Spanton, Geneseo, and eight great grandchildren.  

    His parents and his wife preceded him in death.

    Condolences may be expressed by visiting Russell’s obituary at www.stackhousemoore.com.