Charles Ruben DeLancey

May 2, 1943 - January 31, 2020

Charles “Chuck” Ruben DeLancey, 76, of Fletcher, NC, passed away on January 31, 2020. Born on May 2, 1943 in St. Louis, Missouri, he was the son of the late Isabel Magdeline DeLancey and Charles Buser DeLancey. Chuck served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1972. He retired from Xerox after 37 years as a Service Program Planning Manager. Chuck went on to work for the Pruitt Corporation for 7 years, where he retired a second time as a Facilities Coordinator. Chuck loved spending time with his family. He was an avid golfer, boater, history buff, “fixer of all things,” and notorious chatterbox. In addition to his parents, Chuck was preceded in death by his sibling Katherine Welch. Surviving in addition to his wife of 48 years, Joan Marie DeLancey, are his son, Patrick Donald DeLancey and wife Brandi; daughter, Kara Lynn DeLancey and significant other Michael Cyrolies; grandchildren Aiden DeLancey, and Asher DeLancey; sister Janet Clark; and many nieces and nephews. We would like to give our sincerest gratitude to the staff at Pardee Hospital as well as all of the medical professionals that helped Chuck throughout his long and difficult journey. The family has designated the nonprofit organization, Stand Up To Cancer (standup2cancer.org), for memorial contributions. The family will be holding a private memorial service at a later date.