Funeral services were held at Evangeline Funeral Home in New Iberia for Charles Howard Fenstermaker Jr., 81, of New Iberia, who died July 23, 1998, at Lafayette General Hospital in Lafayette.
A prominent businessman, Mr. Fenstermaker was founder and chairman of the board of C. H. Fenstermaker & Associates Inc. of Lafayette. Mr. Fenstermaker was a registered professional engineer and land surveyor. He graduated with honors from Louisiana State University in Civil Engineering, class of 1938. At LSU, Mr. Fenstermaker was a member of Phi Eta Sigma, Sigma Tau Alpha, Tau Beta Pi, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and was ROTC captain of field artillery.
Mr. Fenstermaker began his career with Texaco in Houma as a surveyor and civil engineer. In 1941, he was promoted to head of the civil engineering department for Texaco and transferred to New Iberia.
He was called into military service in 1942 and was stationed with the World War II Army Field Artillery 15th Observation Battalion. He served his country in Europe for two and a half years. Mr. Fenstermaker was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service and left the Army as a captain.
Mr. Fenstermaker founded C. H. Fenstermaker & Associates in 1950. However, in 1951 he was called back into the service. During the Korean War, he was stationed at Fort Sill, Okla., and was then sent to Korea as an Army captain with the field artillery.
Mr. Fenstermaker returned to build his company into one of the leading surveying and mapping firms in the region. Under his leadership, the company would grow and diversify to include civil engineering, environmental consulting, and information graphics. He was a member of the Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors, the Louisiana Engineering Society, the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, and the Texas Surveyors Association. In 1993, Mr. Fenstermaker was named Surveyor of Excellence at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Society of Professional Engineers. The award was given for a lifetime of achievement in the field of surveying.
Family and friends will remember Charles Howard Fenstermaker as a devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, and a kind gentleman.
He was survived by his beloved wife of 58 years, Willie Robichaux Fenstermaker; one brother, two sisters, five children and twelve grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Martha Kathryn Andrews Fenstermaker and Charles Howard Fenstermaker, Sr., and one brother, Warren Samuel Fenstermaker.
A prominent businessman, Mr. Fenstermaker was founder and chairman of the board of C. H. Fenstermaker & Associates Inc. of Lafayette. Mr. Fenstermaker was a registered professional engineer and land surveyor. He graduated with honors from Louisiana State University in Civil Engineering, class of 1938. At LSU, Mr. Fenstermaker was a member of Phi Eta Sigma, Sigma Tau Alpha, Tau Beta Pi, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and was ROTC captain of field artillery.
Mr. Fenstermaker began his career with Texaco in Houma as a surveyor and civil engineer. In 1941, he was promoted to head of the civil engineering department for Texaco and transferred to New Iberia.
He was called into military service in 1942 and was stationed with the World War II Army Field Artillery 15th Observation Battalion. He served his country in Europe for two and a half years. Mr. Fenstermaker was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service and left the Army as a captain.
Mr. Fenstermaker founded C. H. Fenstermaker & Associates in 1950. However, in 1951 he was called back into the service. During the Korean War, he was stationed at Fort Sill, Okla., and was then sent to Korea as an Army captain with the field artillery.
Mr. Fenstermaker returned to build his company into one of the leading surveying and mapping firms in the region. Under his leadership, the company would grow and diversify to include civil engineering, environmental consulting, and information graphics. He was a member of the Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors, the Louisiana Engineering Society, the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, and the Texas Surveyors Association. In 1993, Mr. Fenstermaker was named Surveyor of Excellence at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Society of Professional Engineers. The award was given for a lifetime of achievement in the field of surveying.
Family and friends will remember Charles Howard Fenstermaker as a devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, and a kind gentleman.
He was survived by his beloved wife of 58 years, Willie Robichaux Fenstermaker; one brother, two sisters, five children and twelve grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Martha Kathryn Andrews Fenstermaker and Charles Howard Fenstermaker, Sr., and one brother, Warren Samuel Fenstermaker.
Funeral services were held at Evangeline Funeral Home in New Iberia for Charles Howard Fenstermaker Jr., 81, of New Iberia, who died July 23, 1998, at Lafayette General Hospital in Lafayette.
A prominent businessman, Mr. Fenstermaker was founder and chairman of the board of C. H. Fenstermaker & Associates Inc. of Lafayette. Mr. Fenstermaker was a registered professional engineer and land surveyor. He graduated with honors from Louisiana State University in Civil Engineering, class of 1938. At LSU, Mr. Fenstermaker was a member of Phi Eta Sigma, Sigma Tau Alpha, Tau Beta Pi, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and was ROTC captain of field artillery.
Mr. Fenstermaker began his career with Texaco in Houma as a surveyor and civil engineer. In 1941, he was promoted to head of the civil engineering department for Texaco and transferred to New Iberia.
He was called into military service in 1942 and was stationed with the World War II Army Field Artillery 15th Observation Battalion. He served his country in Europe for two and a half years. Mr. Fenstermaker was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service and left the Army as a captain.
Mr. Fenstermaker founded C. H. Fenstermaker & Associates in 1950. However, in 1951 he was called back into the service. During the Korean War, he was stationed at Fort Sill, Okla., and was then sent to Korea as an Army captain with the field artillery.
Mr. Fenstermaker returned to build his company into one of the leading surveying and mapping firms in the region. Under his leadership, the company would grow and diversify to include civil engineering, environmental consulting, and information graphics. He was a member of the Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors, the Louisiana Engineering Society, the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, and the Texas Surveyors Association. In 1993, Mr. Fenstermaker was named Surveyor of Excellence at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Society of Professional Engineers. The award was given for a lifetime of achievement in the field of surveying.
Family and friends will remember Charles Howard Fenstermaker as a devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, and a kind gentleman.
He was survived by his beloved wife of 58 years, Willie Robichaux Fenstermaker; one brother, two sisters, five children and twelve grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Martha Kathryn Andrews Fenstermaker and Charles Howard Fenstermaker, Sr., and one brother, Warren Samuel Fenstermaker.
A prominent businessman, Mr. Fenstermaker was founder and chairman of the board of C. H. Fenstermaker & Associates Inc. of Lafayette. Mr. Fenstermaker was a registered professional engineer and land surveyor. He graduated with honors from Louisiana State University in Civil Engineering, class of 1938. At LSU, Mr. Fenstermaker was a member of Phi Eta Sigma, Sigma Tau Alpha, Tau Beta Pi, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and was ROTC captain of field artillery.
Mr. Fenstermaker began his career with Texaco in Houma as a surveyor and civil engineer. In 1941, he was promoted to head of the civil engineering department for Texaco and transferred to New Iberia.
He was called into military service in 1942 and was stationed with the World War II Army Field Artillery 15th Observation Battalion. He served his country in Europe for two and a half years. Mr. Fenstermaker was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service and left the Army as a captain.
Mr. Fenstermaker founded C. H. Fenstermaker & Associates in 1950. However, in 1951 he was called back into the service. During the Korean War, he was stationed at Fort Sill, Okla., and was then sent to Korea as an Army captain with the field artillery.
Mr. Fenstermaker returned to build his company into one of the leading surveying and mapping firms in the region. Under his leadership, the company would grow and diversify to include civil engineering, environmental consulting, and information graphics. He was a member of the Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors, the Louisiana Engineering Society, the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, and the Texas Surveyors Association. In 1993, Mr. Fenstermaker was named Surveyor of Excellence at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Society of Professional Engineers. The award was given for a lifetime of achievement in the field of surveying.
Family and friends will remember Charles Howard Fenstermaker as a devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, and a kind gentleman.
He was survived by his beloved wife of 58 years, Willie Robichaux Fenstermaker; one brother, two sisters, five children and twelve grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Martha Kathryn Andrews Fenstermaker and Charles Howard Fenstermaker, Sr., and one brother, Warren Samuel Fenstermaker.
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