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Visitation:
None
Service:
10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Trinity
Episcopal Church in Lincoln
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Charles William Nauts , 86, of Lincoln passed away
peacefully after a long illness on September 2,
2017.
He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Norma
“Norjie” Walker Nauts, whom he married on September
10, 1977 in Lake Forest. He is also survived by his
three children: Jennifer (James) French of Richmond,
CA, Margery “Peggy” Nauts of Oakland, CA, and
Matthew Nauts of Los Angelas, CA, as well as his
brother Chandler (Bonnie) Nauts of Ann Arbor, MI,
his sister-in-law Marsha Nauts of OH, and many fond
nieces, nephews, and other family members. He was
preceded in death by his parents and one brother,
Barrington Nauts.
Charles was born on December 11, 1930, in New York
City, NY, the eldest of three sons of Merritt C. and
Helen Kershner Nauts. He grew up in Toledo, OH,
where his family moved. At age 16 he was selected to
attend the Hutchins plan for gifted students at
University of Chicago. Upon receiving his degree
(PH. B.) there, he attended and graduated (A.B.)
from Columbia College, New York, where he was a
member of Sigma Nu and the swim team. He then
returned to the University of Chicago for his law
degree.
His long career in law led to vice presidencies at
Chicago Title and Trust Company and Ticor Title
Insurance Company, first in Chicago and then Los
Angeles. He retired in 1994 from the Chicago law
firm of Chapman and Cutler, where he concentrated on
commercial and residential real estate law.
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Among his many professional activities, he was very
active in the American, Illinois, and Chicago Bar
Associations where he chaired numerous committees
and published various legal articles, co-authoring
two books on complex real estate topics. He was also
proud to be a member of the American and Illinois
Land Title Associations and the American College of
Real Estate Lawyers.
Charles also was a trustee emeritus of Lincoln
College. He belonged to the Trinity Episcopal Church
in Lincoln, and was a member of the Union League
Club of Chicago, the Cliffdwellers Club of Chicago,
Lincoln Elks Lodge #914, and the Kiwanis.
Those who knew Charlie will always appreciate his
love for music, including his prodigious memory for
verse, as well as his talents at golf, bridge and
poker, his enjoyment of reading, and his openness to
life-long learning. He will be sadly missed by his
many friends and relatives.
Services for Charlie will be 10:30 a.m. September 9,
2017 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lincoln, with
Rev. Mark Evans officiating. There will be no
visitation. Burial at New Union Cemetery will follow
the service.
Memorials may be made in his memory to Lincoln
College or Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Services are entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
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