Chuck DeMann, a famous World War II veteran who served through the Iwo Jima and Chichi Jima campaign, started his last project after he turned 90.
On the 120-acre DeMann farm inherited from Jake DeMann, Chuck borrowed against his life insurance to put in utilities under River View Lane, off Railroad Street. Chuck died January 8, 2022, age 96 1/2. He persevered to obtain permits,
finally found a great developer/builder. And the last lots remain for one more season of construction.
His widow, Audry, is in her nineties and has moved to Mill Stream Commons, watched over by her sons Doug, Chris, and Gary. Chris recently retired at 60 from a full career in sheet metal work, the last 17 years at Associated Mechanical. The DeManns had a very long family history at Dundas’s Holy Cross Episcopalian Church.
