Former member of Trinity Baptist Church in Lynnfield
NORTH ANDOVER — C. Charles Klapes, of North Andover, died on Aug. 28, 2022.
He was born in Wakefield on May 1, 1927. He was the son of the late Charles J. and the late Aphrodite (Petropoulos) Klapes.
Mr. Klapes was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Tufts University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was a resident of Lynnfield for 48 years until 2011. He attended the First Baptist Church of Wakefield and was a former member of Trinity Baptist Church in Lynnfield. He was a World War II and Korean War veteran, and served as a Lieutenant Junior Grade Naval Officer aboard the USS Liddle APD-60.
He was employed as a mechanical design engineer from 1950 to 1993 at the following companies: Hamilton Standard Division, United Aircraft; AVCO Missile Systems Division; Stone & Webster Engineering; and General Electric Aircraft Engine Division. From 1993 to 2008, he returned to work as a part-time retiree with General Electric’s Aircraft Engine Division.
He was predeceased by his wife of 57 years, Bonnie J. (Harms) Klapes, in 2009. Mr. Klapes’ siblings John C., Michael C., Mary V. and Alexander C. predeceased him. His brother Benjamin C. survives him. Two sons also survive Mr. Klapes: Charles R. Klapes and his wife, Jodi, of Hampton, New Hampshire; and David A. Klapes and his wife, Kimberley, of Newburyport. Two daughters also survive him: Linda L. Klapes of North Andover; and N. Arlene Klapes of Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is also survived by four grandchildren: Ashlee, Bryan, Alexandra and Colin. Three great grandchildren also survive him: Kaden, Kolton and Kynslee.
Visitation for relatives and friends was held at the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave., Wakefield, on Thursday, Sept. 1. His funeral was held at on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at the First Parish Congregational Church, 1 Church St., Wakefield. Interment took place at Puritan Lawn Cemetery in Peabody. 
