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Note: Charles worked for the railroad, as both a fireman, and an engineer. He worked for the railroad until he retired from it.
His marriage to Dorothy was ill-fated. The family story goes that she disappeared six short weeks after having given birth to Patricia. The children never saw her again. They later were told that she had "re-married" and started a new family. It would not be until the year 2010, two years after
Dorothy passed away, that they would find out what her life had become; plus the fact that they
had five half-sisters from her marriage to Edward Valentine Alsheimer, Jr.
Patricia was raised by her great aunt and uncle, Bertha Dashner Schunk and Carl Schunk. Her brother, Bill, was raised in an orphanage; and, her sister, Joyce, was in foster care until she turned 13 years of age and went to live with her father.
Charles divorced Dorothy in Steuben County Supreme Court. The case was filed on 02 Sep 1947.
In the complaint, it is mentioned that Dorothy actually left on or about the 11th of September 1946, which would mean that Patricia was really 15 months old at the time. These papers also mention the birth of another son, named Edward Valentine Ostrander on 24 May 1947. Due to the fact that this child does not show up in either the Ostrander family or the Alsheimer family anywhere, it is believed that he was put up for adoption. In addition, this name does not show up anywhere in the US, lending more credence to the idea of adoption; and, therefore a name change. The statement that no name for the father was provided on the birth record is included in the divorce papers as well. Further research is needed on this question.
Charles is buried in the Rest Haven Cemetery in North Tonawanda, New York.
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