Charles M Carlo

Charles Marx Carlo-85 A long time businessman, Plattsburgh Sheet Metal Inc., and a long time resident of Plattsburgh, New York, has passed away peacefully with his wife and soulmate by his side, March 19, 2024. He finished his journey and has gone to his happy Hunting Ground, where there is peace, love and a better place to be. He died from Lewy Body Dementia, related to Parkinson's Disease, but much worse. Charlie was born June 20,1938 in Plattsburgh, New York. He was the oldest son of Charles Ciferri Carlo and Catherine Violet Healey. Charles grew up at 95 Sailly Avenue in Plattsburgh. He graduated from PHS High School, class of 1956. He belonged to the Golden Gloves and fought with his classmates, Pat Maloy, David Donivan and Buddy De Carlo. He also belonged to the Junto club. After graduating from high school, Charlie and his friend Lyle Cluckey joined the US Army Reserve, and they were stationed at Fort Gordon, Georgia. After returning home from Basic Training he met the love of his life and soulmate, Sandra (Sandy) Sue Caska. They dated for a year and a half and then got married, November 19, 1960 at Saint John's Church on Broad street in Plattsburgh. They had a reception at the Grand View Restaurant on Route 9, north in Plattsburgh, with seventy five or more guests. After the celebration and pictures taken, They took off for their Honeymoon to Niagara Falls, New York. Charlie and Sandy had three sons, Charles Joseph, Christopher Michael and Jerry Alan, four Grand Children, Kayla, Caeden, Christopher and Kyler. Charlie was a union sheet metal worker and a member of sheet metal workers union local #83 for fifty eight years. He was a journeyman and worked for his father, Plattsburgh sheet metal works. In 1971 Charlies dad died while rabbit hunting and the business was left to Charlie with the understanding that he took care of his mother for the rest of her life and when she died the business was his 100% Charlie then was in a bind, he couldn't own and work for his own business, this was the unions rules, so Charlie got a lawyer and they decided to put the business in his wife's name and incorporate to protect themselves, it was a good move. They named the business Plattsburgh Sheet Metal, Inc. That way Charlie could work for the business as his wife owned the bushiness 100% free and clear, the union had some stupid rules, but if he wanted to work union, he either worked for someone else or we would do what we had to do and then everything worked out for the better. Charlie's sons worked for the business and they were journeymen, a warning don't hire family, my son's didn't get along very well and it was harder to fire them, not saying who wasn't. Charlie was a great layout man. He did it the old fashion way, not like other sheet metal company's do. They have machines that you put in the size of what you want made and press a few buttons and it lays out what you want and cuts it out, all you have to do is bend them and hammer them together. At the time that machine was very expensive, so we didn't buy one. Charlie did custom work, he made copper and stainless steel hoods for restaurants and movie theaters, hot dog bun steamers and more. the hoods were hard to tell if they were hand made or manufactured. He was very proud of all the work he did, he was a perfectionist, honest and loyal to all his customers. In December 31, 2016 and 76 years old he decided to quit working, sold all his machines and tools to a local sheet metal business, it was time to relax and enjoy life. He started work at the age of 18 and worked for 58 years. The year after closing the business he found out he had Lewy Body Dementia. Charlie loved to play pool, he even had his own pool stick. He was very hard to beat, he had the eye for it. He liked bowling, boxing, action movies and especially archery shooting and archery hunting. He was good at everything he took up as a sport. He was New York State archery champion for 15 years in a now in top AA class with no sight. he was hard to beat and an excellent shot. Charlie was an avid archery hunter, going to Canada, Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Idaho, Connecticut. and Westchester, New York for black bear, whitetail deer, etc. He hunted out of a tree stand and most relaxed when hunting. He never took small deer, he was after trophy's deer and bear. He was very successful at hunting except one hunt with his friend David Donivan, when they went to Idaho and hunted for a day or two and never saw a tail or track. They came home early, and never brought back a peck of potatoes. Charlie never lived down that hunt. Charlie also liked to play pranks on his friends once in a while. While hunting with his good friend Bob Thompson they went to a carp shooting contest and got many carp and they were responsible to take care of discarding the carp, so they decided to take them to camp in Vermontville and along their way they stopped by Jimmy Helms' home to show Jimmy all the carp they shot. Charlie knocked on Jimmy's door and no one answered the door, so Charlie being Charlie, decided to take a 25 pound carp and put it on the front seat of Jimmy's truck not knowing that Jimmy went on vacation for a week or so. The weather was in the 80 to 90 degrees that week. Jimmy came home and walked to his truck to roll his windows down and air out his truck. He opened the door up and a wet slimy thing slid off his seat and right away Jimmy knew who did it. In so many words Jimmy said you FN Carlo. Jimmy owned an airplane and scooped up the smelly fish and got into the airplane and flew to Charlies camp in Vermontville. Charlie and Bobby heard an airplane coming and all of the sudden the plane was dive-bombing the camp and down fell the smelly carp on the roof of Charlies camp. Jimmy was one angry dude. I would like to thank Bob Breyette, Bob Thompson and Roger Senecal for their visits to see Charlie, he loved your visits, also all the phone calls to see how Charlie was doing, so thank you. Thank you for all the help from Hospice of the North Country, their Nurses are angels from Heaven and thank you from the bottom of my heart, Charlie loved you too. If you knew Charlie he wasn't anyone to sit around and do nothing, he had to be on the move all the time, some thing to do and places to go. he was bed ridden for four of the seven years with Lewy Body Dementia, Sandy was his sole caretaker, no nursing home for my soulmate. it was hard and I got through it and happy I did, Charlie would have done the same for me. RIP my love. It was so sad watching him go downhill everyday, all I could do is keep him comfortable and be loved. I wished it was me instead of Charlie. Whenever you saw Charlie and his wife, they were always holding hands. Charlie wanted to say goodbye to all his friends and he would see you later! Charlie is survived by his wife Sandy and his son Christopher Michael and his sons Christopher Topper and Kyler, Jerry Alan and Daughter Kayla, and Partner Amy Morin, Brother in Laws and Sister in Laws, Barb Caska-Brown, Caroline Calkins Caska, Linda Lee Gill (Caska), Lynn Caska and partner Judy, Beverly Rowell Caska and and her Husband Joe, Gary Caska and Wife Toni, Wayne Caska. Many Nieces and Nephews Charlie is predeceased by his first son Charles Joseph 9-14-2023, Charlie's mom and dad Charles Ciferri Carlo and Catherine Violet Healey Carlo, two sisters, Linda Mae Corkery, Bonnie Lee Carlo and brother Monty Wayne Carlo. Father in Law and Mother in Law, Joseph Marshall Caska and Rosamond Beatrice Pulcipher Caska, brother in law, John Joseph Caska and wife Violet Martineau Caska, Robert Caska and a Sister Barbara Jane Hiott Caska and a Brother in Laws Richard Gerald Caska, Kenneth Irwin Gill At Charlies Request there will be no calling hours. Donations can be made in his name to Hospice of the North Coutry,518-561-8465 Or Elmore SPCA, Peru, New York. When things cool off a bit there will be a celebration of life for Charlie to be announced by the press republican at a later date, Remains to be trusted by Brown Funeral Home, Broad Street, Plattsburgh, New York