Charles Chuck David Sicotte

Bend, OR Past away: Tuesday, April 19th 2016 at his home, peacefully after battling congestive heart failure for the better part of 10 years. Born: 1/14/43 in Butte, Montana. Chuck, as those closest to him knew him by, was born in the post mining boom-town of Butte, MT. He was a 112lb bantam-weight wrestling champion at Butte, High School, a Telecom Field Labor Supervisor out west in his late teens and early twenties, an army soldier through his mid-twenties where he served basic army duty at several bases around the USA, only to be ultimately sent to the DMZ in Korea, where he met the mother of his children. He was a proud Vietnam Veteran where he served as a communications officer on a Huey Helicopter, surviving 13 crashes in his tour. Post war, he became a consummate salesman, focussing his talents on home appliances at several retailers, with the Meier & Frank department store in Portland, OR moving he and his new family down from Montana. In Portland, he served several years at Smith Home Furnishings and G&C Distributing as General Manager, and ultimately became best known as a regional Manufacturer Sales Rep for Maytag. He retired as the National Sales Trainer for Maytag in 1999 at the age of 56. Born to Albert E. Sicotte and Grace D. Sicotte both deceased. He is Survived by his wife, Carla M. Sicotte of Bend, OR; four beloved children: David of Portland, OR, Brian of Los Angeles, CA, Troy of Oakland, CA and Jamie Sicotte of Portland, OR; Step Daughter, Caren Fleenor of Baton Rouge, LA; Brother Joe of Veneta, OR, Sister Nancy of Butte, MT, Cousin Mike Sowles or Stayton, OR; Nieces and Nephews from the Sicotte and Cassidy families, Mother of his Children, Mira of Portland, OR, and beloved grand-daughter Poet Sicotte of Tigard, OR. Viewing time will be Mon., 4/25 from 6 7 PM at Niswonger-Reynolds Funeral Chapel with Recitation of the Holy Rosary at 7 PM. Mass of christian burial will be Tue., 4/26 at noon in the St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church on 27 St. in Bend, OR. Interment with military honors will be Wed., 4/27 at 2PM in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR. Funeral Home: Niswonger-Reynolds Funeral Home New 105 NW Irving Ave Bend, OR US 97701

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Charles Chuck David Sicotte

January 14, 1943 - April 19, 2016