Charles Ray Wilkins, Jr.

Charles Wilkins, 79, of Fort Collins, died June 20, 2012. Charles was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Bertha and Charles Ray Wilkins on April 20, 1933. Raised as a widow's son from the age of 12, after his father died in a railroad accident. He became a pharmacist, finishing his Doctor of Pharmacy in three years. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany where he met his wife of 55 years, Silvia Wilkins. Charles was a 4th degree Knight of Columbus, a charter member of Blessed John 23rd University Center and a member of Fort Collins Elks Club. He served as chief pharmacist and board advisor for the Lincoln Community Hospital as well as a consulting pharmacist at the Lincoln Community Nursing Home. He is survived by his loving wife, Silvia, his three children, Berni, Barbara and John; grandson, Jacob and his two sisters, Ann Wilkins and Joyce Armstrong. A Rosary Service will be held at Blessed John 23rd University Center on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and also St. Joseph Catholic Church on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St Elizabeth Ann Seaton Catholic Church on Monday at 10:00 a.m. A Graveside Service will be held at Lakeview Cemetery in Windsor, Colorado at 2:00 p.m. Memorial contributions can be made to the Charles Wilkins Memorial Fund in care of Bohlender Funeral Chapel, 121 W. Olive St., Ft. Collins, CO 80524.