Charles Edward Mills

Chuck Mills, 76, of Lakewood, CO, passed away on March 8, 2024. He was born in 1947, in Denver, CO. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, and friend.

Chuck will be deeply missed by his wife of 48 years, Julie Mills; daughter, Angela Seeling (Caleb); grandchildren, Malachi, Acacia, Ameena, and Haleigh Seeling; Vickie McFadden, Angela's mom and Chuck's long-time friend; niece raised like a sister, Betty Marzano (Fred); best friend and "like a brother" Terry (Karen) Pedigo, and his great nieces. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin and Lois Mills; brother Ernest Mills; sister, Lorraine Beall; nephew Billy Beall; nieces, Diana McMichael and Connie Beall; great niece Charlotte Kurtz, and father-in-law, Henry Dahlberg.

Chuck helped his dad,"Pops" take care of his ailing mother growing up. His sister, Lorraine was lovingly like a mother to him - he was born an uncle to her children (due to the age difference between he and Lorraine), and shared many fond stories of growing up with his "siblings" Diana, Betty, and Connie.

Chuck graduated from Wheat Ridge High School (and started a legacy of 3 generations of Farmers), attended college at Rangely and graduated from Metro State College.

Chuck was the first in his family to receive a college degree, from Metro State with a BA in Psychology. He later went on to become a certified CAD (computer aided design) kitchen and bath designer. He was very proud of his 44 chips, giving each one to Julie, signifying his sobriety journey which began April 26, 1979. He continued to dedicate many years to Alcoholics Anonymous, speaking at events and sponsoring others. He later went on to start weekly bible studies and chaplain visits at local senior care centers. 

Chuck enjoyed mountain drives and late night talks with Julie, outings and lunch with Angela, and working on the yard and chicken coop with Vickie.
"Grandpa with the Jeep", as his grandkids called him, was known to attend as many soccer games, mountain bike races, horse shows, art shows, and violin and cello concerts as he could over the years.
He cherished holidays, birthday parties and making meals with family, Saturday nights with Terry (along with Julie and Karen) telling stories and bad jokes from their memories and friendship of 70 years, reminiscing with Betty about all of the fun and trouble growing up, and dreaming about the best life with Angela and Julie - where he will someday host all of the family events in the beautiful mountains.

He was deeply grateful for the encouragement and support from his care providers and friends. 

A family ceremony to honor Chuck's life will be held in May (specific date to be announced) in Golden.

Stork-Morley Family Mortuary assisted the family with the arrangements and were gracious and kind during this difficult time.