In Memoriam
It is with great sorrow and deep regret that we must report the death of our Cuyuna Scout Camp Ranger Chuck McMahon. Chuck was killed in a logging accident at camp Monday afternoon, February 21, 2005.
Correspondence for Zac and Alyx can be mailed to Andrea's address at:
McMahon Family
Attn: Andrea Besnett
30336 North Spruce Drive
Breezy Point, MN 56472
Andrea, the kids and Mel appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers.
Chuck's memorial service full obituary originally published in the Brainerd Dispatch is published below. |
Sled Dog Video
About two weeks prior to the logging accident that took Chuck's life, Lakeland Public TV had done a Community Spotlight piece on Chuck and his sled dogs. Lakeland Public TV has allowed us to have this video for all to see. Zac & Alyx have granted us permission for this as well.
The video is available in 3 different formats as seen below. Click on the one that will work best for you.
RealPlayer® Streaming Video
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Charles McMahon
Scouts and Scouters of the Boy Scouts of America, Twin Valley Council are holding a service honoring Chuck's memory on Sunday May 22 at 3:00 p.m. in SS Peter and Paul Church, Fifth and Mulberry Street, in Mankato.
CROSSLAKE -- Charles "Chuck" McMahon, age 42, of Crosslake, died Monday, Feb. 21, 2005, as the result of a work-related accident. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, Feb. 25, 11 a.m., at Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Crosslake with the Rev. Dennis Hoffman officiating. Friends may visit Thursday, Feb. 24, 5-8 p.m., at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake, with parish prayers at 7 p.m. Visitation will also be at the church on Friday during the hour prior to Mass. Services will be followed by cremation with interment at Pinewood Cemetery in Crosslake. Memorials may be directed to Camp Cuyuna in Crosslake.
Charles Bernard McMahon was born Dec. 27, 1962, in Marshall to Bernard and Delphine (Tholkes) McMahon. Although he moved with his family to St. Louis Park at a young age, he was always a farm boy at heart. He graduated from Park High School in St. Louis Park. While still in high school he began working at Camp Cuyuna as a staff cook. His love of the camp and the outdoors led him to move to Crosslake, where he was employed by the Boy Scouts of America, Twin Valley Council. He had worked at Camp Cuyuna for 18 years, serving as Camp Ranger for the past eight years. He was united in marriage to Andrea Besnett, the mother of his children, in Mankato on April 4, 1986. The couple later divorced. He enjoyed dog sledding, and was recently featured on a PBS television segment. He was a loving, outgoing man who was always kind and non-judgmental. He loved his work with children. He and his fiancee, Melissa Hagelie, had planned to marry on Aug. 13, 2005.
Chuck is loved and deeply missed by his parents, Bernard and Delphine McMahon, St. Louis Park; his fiancee, Melissa Hagelie, Crosslake; his children, Zachary, age 16, and Alyxandra, age 15, both at home with their mother in Breezy Point; his sisters, Connie (Ed) Bloom, Hibbing, Carol (Neil) Hoffmann, New Ulm, Dorothy (Ed) Lammers, Longville, Donna (Dennis) Berg, Courtland, Janet (Tom) Mahaffey, Coon Rapids, Mary (Ron) Schneider, Winona, and Theresa (John) Crelly, Golden Valley; his former wife, Andrea Besnett; 31 nieces and nephews; 20 sled dogs, and "Peepers," his Shih-tzu-poo. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel of Crosslake. |
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