Charles Vandlik

Charles L. Vandlik, 71, died Monday, June 7, 2004, at MedCentral Mansfield Hospital after a long battle with leukemia. Charlie was born April 1, 1933, in Mansfield to John and Katherine Stehle Vandlik. In 1951, he graduated from Mansfield Senior High School and then worked at Westinghouse from 1951-1953. He was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1953 and was honorably discharged as a Sergeant in 1955. From 1956-1960 he attended Ohio University in Athens majoring in accounting and playing for three years on the golf team where he achieved many accomplishments including playing on three MAC championship teams; MAC Medalist honors in 1959, tied for second in 1960 and sixth in 1958. He won the Greenbrier Invitational and fired a 62 in the final round winning the Mansfield City Open, both in 1959. For the remainder of his life, he loved teaching golf. In 1960 he moved to Findlay, Ohio where he resided for 40 years working first as an accountant at Marathon Oil Company and then as a manufacturer's representative until his retirement. He was inducted into the Ohio University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1980 for golf. His picture now hangs in the Convocation Center at Ohio University on permanent display. In addition to golf, Charlie was an avid fisherman.

He was married to Kay Donelson from 1951-1995 and she survives him along with their three children, Kim David Beitzel, Craig Susan Vandlik and Wendy Gary Crawford and seven grandchildren, Nathan Sara, Chad, Ben, Allison, Ashley, Dennis and Olivia. He is also survived by three sisters, Marilyn Kilzer, Corrine Grassel and Myrna Roth. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Carol Mathias.

Memorial services will be held at the Diamond Street Home of Wappner Funeral Directors, Sunday, June 13 at 1:00 p.m. Friends may call at the funeral home one-hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, Charlie requested contributions be made to the Ohio University Golf Team, Attention Kermit Blosser Fund.