Charles Tatar

Charles (Charlie) Tatar, 79 of Burlington, New Jersey passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2021, at the Powerback Rehabilitation Center in Moorestown, surrounded by his loving family. Born Sunday, June 7, 1942 in Staten Island, New York, Charles was the son of the late Charles and Lillian Tatar. Charlie was raised in Staten Island, and graduated from Port Richmond High School. He would then go on to attend Staten Island Community College, and graduate from Brooklyn Technical College. It was during freshman orientation he would meet the love of his life, Carole Aninowsky. The couple would eventually marry, and start a family of their own on Staten Island, Charlie was a Fireman with the New York City Fire Department, he worked out of Rescue 1 in Manhattan. The family would move to Monroe, NY, where Charlie was a volunteer fireman with the Lakeside Fire Department, for more than 30 years. After the tragedy of September 11, 2001, Charlie spent 3 months at the site in Lower Manhattan. He volunteered his time there with the rescue and recovery efforts that followed. Eventually Charlie and Carole settled in Columbus, NJ. Charlie was a member of the Masons, and also the Elks Lodge. In his spare time he could be found completing many different carpentry projects around the house. He loved spending time at the family beach home in Seaside Park. He enjoyed the camping trips he took with the family throughout the years, and teaching his daughters how to ski. Charlie and Carole loved traveling together, especially the many cruises they took. Most of all Charlie loved being with his family, and he will be deeply missed by all those that loved him. Charlie is survived by his beloved wife of 58 years, Carole, by his loving daughters, Deb Carroll and her husband John, Julieann Dwyer and her husband Brian, and LynneMarie Nau and her husband Jeff, by his cherished grandchildren, Matthew and Melissa Carroll, Christopher and Brandon Dwyer, and Gavin and Ethan Nau, and by many loving cousins, nieces, and nephews. A Funeral service will be at 3:00 PM on Wednesday at Michael Hegarty & John Vincent Scalia Home For Funerals and Cremation Service located at 3377 US Highway 9 Old Bridge, New Jersey 08857. The family will receive friends from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at Michael Hegarty & John Vincent Scalia Home For Funerals and Cremation Service, 3377 US Highway 9, Old Bridge, New Jersey. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made in Charlie's memory to either the New York Firefighters Burn Center Foundation or the American Heart Association.

Charles Tatar

June 7, 1942 - July 25, 2021