 1924 - 2003 (78 years)
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| Name |
Charles Benton Brantner |
| Born |
8 Oct 1924 |
Washington, District of Columbia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
12 Jun 2003 |
Winterport, Maine |
| Buried |
Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine |
| Person ID |
I23594 |
Virts |
| Last Modified |
5 Mar 2019 |
| Father |
Lester Cline Brantner, b. 10 Feb 1890, Duffields, West Virginia , d. 24 Jun 1945, Washington, District of Columbia (Age 55 years) |
| Mother |
Emma Gertrude Furtney, b. 6 Jan 1890, Jefferson County, West Virginia , d. 7 Sep 1974, Glen Burnie, Maryland (Age 84 years) |
| Married |
18 Oct 1912 |
Washington, District of Columbia [1] |
| Family ID |
F2809 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Bangor Daily News June 16, 2003
WINTERPORT - Charles "Charlie" Benton Brantner, husband, father, CPA, aviator, gardener, 78 died June 12, 2003, when his plane crashed at the Pittsfield Municipal Airport. He was born Oct. 8, 1924, in Washington D.C., the son of Lester Cline and Emma (Furtney) Brantner. He was raised in Washington D.C., and Decateur, Ga., graduating from McKinley Technical High School in Washington, D.C. in 1942. A veteran, he served as a Lieutenant and pilot in the U.S. Navy from 1942-1945 and in the U.S. Naval Reserve until 1961. Following his service in World War II, he graduated from the University of Maryland in 1949, majoring in accounting. In addition to beginning his career as a certified public accountant in Metropolitan Washington D.C., he held a number of other positions including accountant for the Embassy of the Netherlands in the administration of the Marshall Plan, assistant controller with American University, and comptroller of Kenwood Golf & Country Club. He settled in Adelphi, Md. in 1955 to raise a family. Known to everyone as "Chuck," he was active in his neighborhood.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Virginia (Livingston) Brantner, of Winterport; their four children, Karl Brantner and his wife, Kate, of Cumberland, Hugh Brantner and his wife, Mary Brown, of Freeport, Andrea Brantner of Stamford, Conn., and Jeffrey Brantner and his wife, Van, of Washington D.C. He is also survived by his brother, Lester C. Brantner, of Sun City center, Fla.; several nieces and nephews; and his three granddaughters, Olivia Brantner of Freeport, and Anna and Molly Brantner of Cumberland. Visiting hours will be held at Foley Funeral Home, 299 Union St., Bangor, 6-8 p.m. Monday, June 16, 2003. Graveside memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor.
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| Sources |
- [S1548] District of Columbia, Marriages, 1830-1921.
- [S1679] Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954.
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