Charles Henry Hale Jr

Charles Henry Hale Jr. passed away Thursday Feb. 28 at the Genesis Healthcare in Butte at

the age of 90. Charles (Chuck) was born to Charles Henry Hale Sr. and Nellie Faye Gleason in Sturgis, SD on July 12, 1928. Chuck and his family moved to western Montana where he spent most of his childhood.

In October of 1955, Chuck married Jewel Nester and adopted her children Jim, Darlene, and Alan. Chuck and Jewel had four children, Debbie, Sandi, Wayne, and Brenda. Chuck and his son Jim bought the Enco (College Exxon) gas station in Dillon in 1970. Jewel passed away on April 3, 1977 from cancer.

Chuck...