Carl Robert Chelius Obituary
With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Carl Robert Chelius (State College, Pennsylvania), whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on February 10, 2025 at the age of 90. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Carl Robert farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Carl Robert is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Carl H. Chelius and Helen H. Chelius; and his former wife Joyce Elizabeth Chelius. He is survived by: his wife Julia Orcutt Burke; his daughters, Helen Elizabeth Kanavy (Michael) and Margaret Mary Klevins (John); and his granddaughters, Dona Michelle Furmage (JT) and Meghen Elizabeth Simerlink (Brendon). He is also survived by three great-grandchildren.