Charles “Chuck” Anguiano, 91, of Hammond, IN, entered into eternal life & passed peacefully on July 12, 2022, with family at his side.

Charles served in the Marine Corp & the Reserves. He was a union electrician at Inland Steel for 38 years. He raised, bred, & showed pigeons for decades. Of which he received countless ribbons, trophies, & plaques of excellence. While continuing his passion for pigeons, in his retirement, he went on to earn an Advanced Master Gardener Certificate & was an accredited Indiana Certified Horticulturist. He worked 17 years at Allen Landscaping; was a Morton Senior High School grounds keeper, and Purdue University Calumet greens keeper. He volunteered thousands of hours of his time to public & government facilities for community beautification. Over the years, he had donated his own home-grown daylilies & hostas to the Master Gardener stand at the Lake County Fair. He loved his vegetable garden & enjoyed sharing the fruits of his labor, especially his delicious tomatoes. He took much pride in his lawn, flowers, & plants, but was particularly fond of his daylilies.

Charles was a member of the International Pigeon Club, Moose Lodge, Lake County Agricultural Society & Purdue Master Gardener Association.

Charles had a contagious smile, kind heart, and loved sharing his horticulture knowledge with all that would ask of him. He enjoyed sharing & hearing funny & individual life stories with all. He is often remembered as the man who loved to “cut a rug” on the dance floor at receptions. He loved life and sharing the beauty and joys of it. The family takes solace in the fact that he was doing what he loved, shortly before passing; tending to his gardens and waiting for the hummingbirds to visit while he watered.

Preceded in death; his son, Andrew Anguiano, sisters Clara & Rebecca. Survivors: his wife Frances (Santos) Anguiano; children: Linda Anguiano, Carolyn Schneider, Pamela Wicker (Brad), Charles R. Anguiano, Michael (Denise) Anguiano, Angela (Mark) Szymaszek; grandchildren: Lisa Schneider-(Marvel) De La Cruz, Ashely (Eric) Brown, Charles M. Anguiano, Sarah Wicker, Lisa Beth (Dustin) Cotner: great-grandchildren: Xzavier, Jayla, Adalyn, Genesis, Leah, Isaiah, Noah, Hunter, & Nova and many beloved cousins, friends, neighbors & colleagues. Charles will be significantly missed by all.

Visitation will be held 3PM-7PM, Friday, July 22, 2022 including Military Honors, and service at 6:30pm at KISH FUNERAL HOME 10000 Calumet Ave, Munster IN (219) 924-3333. Family & friends are welcome.

In lieu of flowers, the family wishes for donations to be made in Charles’s honor to the Lake County Master Gardener Association Inc.

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