Donald Dean Chartier

Don Chartier

Donald Dean Chartier was born December 25th, 1931, in Yuma County Colorado to Frank and Bertha Chartier and he passed away in Globe, Arizona while visiting family September 6th 2024. Donald served in the Army during the Korean conflict and since was a member of the American Legion. In 1956 he went to Voc-Tech school in Milford to be a watchmaker. He also drove a truck for many years with CF and had never been in an accident and was a member of the Brotherhood of Teamsters. Donald moved to North Platte Nebraska and started his own business called Windbroom in 1981, which was a parking lot cleaning, marking and stripping business. He was very proud of his business working until he was 89 and still wore his Windbroom hat all the time even after retiring. Donald was involved with 4-H and the Lincoln County Fair, he would donate funds for awards, ribbons, and belt buckles and never missed a fair. He also volunteered time and donated funds to the hospital in North Platte, you can find his name on one of the benches there. Donald loved driving trucks, cooking, baking, and canning. One of the things that Donald treasured was his Rodeo Belt Buckle that he won for bull riding when he was a young man. He also had over 75 clocks running in his house that he bought broken and fixed as a hobby, his beloved watch that he wore he would hand wind every day. He is survived by two sisters and one brother, Phyllis Lowe of Crete, NE., Shirley Trembly of Globe, Az., and Dallas Chartier of Benkelman NE. Donald was preceded in death by his parents and eight other siblings, he will be laid to rest beside his mother Bertha in Wray Colorado at his request. There will be a grave side service on September 25th, 2024 at Grandview Cemetery in Wray Colorado at 2pm.