Charles Ray Roessing November 11, 1946 – June 26, 2022

Charles Ray Roessing (Charlie), 75, resident of Aurora, Colorado, loving husband of Edie, and amazing father to Heather and Karen, went to be with his Lord on June 26, 2022.

Charlie was born on November 11, 1946, in San Marcus, Texas. He was the son of Hilmar and Elsie Roessing. During his childhood, he moved to California, to Worland, Wyoming in 1960, and a few years later he moved to Thermopolis, Wyoming. He graduated from Hot Springs County High School in 1966 and was a member of the Wyoming National Guard. He married the love of his life Edie Roessing on September 28, 1968, in Thermopolis, Wyoming.

He began his career with Reda Pump in 1968, working out of the Thermopolis plant. In 1974, they welcomed their daughter Heather to the family. He transferred to Powell, Wyoming in 1975. In 1976, they welcomed their second daughter Karen to the family. In 1978, he was transferred to Farmington, New Mexico, where he was promoted to Field Service Manager of the Four Corners Region for Reda Pump. In 1988, he was transferred to Casper, Wyoming where he continued as a Field Service Manager for the Rocky Mountain Division.

During the 1990’s he started to work overseas for Schlumberger. His first trip to Russia was in 1992. While in Russia, he worked in Siberia in very remote areas, which was during the time Gorbachev was in power. From November of 1999 through December 2004, he worked out of Jakarta, Indonesia – specifically on Pabelokan Island – servicing offshore oil field pumps. This was his favorite place to work because he made many friends and has many keepsakes from working there. From 2005 – 2006, he worked out of Mumbai, India. In 2006, he transferred back to the Reda/Schlumberger plant in Casper, Wyoming. He retired in 2008 after 41 years of service.

He attended First United Methodist Church in Casper, Wyoming, and after the move to Aurora, Colorado in 2008 he attended Crossroads Community Church in Parker, Colorado. He loved spending time with his family and friends, working in his yard, listening to country music, working in his home office, and traveling to new places. He never met a stranger he didn’t like and could talk to anyone. Most all the neighborhood kids knew Charlie. He was always learning how to fix things and shopping for a good deal.

He is survived by his wife, Edie Roessing, and his two daughters, Heather (Alan) Baxter of Elizabeth, Colorado, and Karen (Robert) Norris of Parkville, Missouri. He has three grandchildren: Dylan Baxter, Ryan Baxter, and Megan Norris. He is also survived by his brother Bill (Edith) Roessing (Worland, WY) and sisters Corine Willoughby (Orlando, FL), Pat Sheldon (Prescott, AZ), Betty Aksamit (Casper, WY) and his extended family including nieces, nephews, and cousins. He is proceeded in death by his parents, as well as brothers, Gene “Frog”, Rusty, and Stanley Roessing.

A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, July 24, 2022, from 1-4pm at the Roessing home, 25936 E. 4 th Place in Aurora, Colorado. A Graveside service will be September 16, 2022, at 11:00 am at Monument Hill Cemetery in Thermopolis, Wyoming.