Charles Joseph Weiler passed away peacefully on October 25, 2025 at the age of 84. He was born on July 31, 1941 to Charles and Ruth Weiler and raised in Maplewood, NJ. Charles was the oldest of six children, Robert, Barb, Nancy, Michael, and Denis. He shared fond memories of spending summers as a lifeguard in Point Pleasant and driving cars from his father’s dealership. He spent four years at St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, NJ, and then attended Notre Dame, which led to a masters degree in architecture. While there, he was in President Eisenhower’s Honor Guard. 

He took great pride in his many projects and his work is being donated to an archive. In the 1960s, Charles volunteered with the Peace Corps in Iran, where he taught, constructed roads, bridges, and buildings, and developed affordable housing and disaster relief. He had many honors to his credit, including designing the baptismal in the National Cathedral in Washington, DC and helping to restore the famed Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois, which was dedicated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. 

In 1998, Charles was nominated by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in Washington, DC for a fellowship recognizing his outstanding service. He also enjoyed his years with FEMA and the challenges that went with disaster relief, and even rocked some great cowboy boots while working in Texas. He was a past president for five different chapters of the AIA here in New Jersey. He loved playing solitaire on his phone, photography, exploring, hiking, camping, and fishing among others. He was an avid reader and loved space research and physics. He had a wealth of knowledge in many areas. 

He and his beloved wife, Marilyn Stein, and their best canine friend, Chloe, traveled every year to Florida and Lexington, KY. They so enjoyed their time together (rarely apart!), going out to restaurants, listening to music, and organizing family gatherings. 

He is survived by his children, Rachel (m. Bryan Fricke), Charlie Weiler (m. Kara), and Rebecca (m. Tim Tasso); wife, Marilyn; step-daughter Melissa Stein (m. Kelly Schroeder); and his grandchildren, Roger, Lucy, and Roland Fricke, Hannah and Jackson Weiler, and Danny and Luke Tasso; and step-grandchildren Alex and Bella Schroeder-Stein. 

To his children, he will be remembered fondly as a sheepskin-vest and clog-wearing architect who spoke fluent Farsi from his Peace Corps days, played the dulcimer, filled his house with Persian rugs, taught his grandchildren to eat dessert before dinner, a grand storyteller, and a kind man. To his loving wife--she just simply loved him. 

There will be a Memorial set for Saturday, November 15th from 12 - 3 PM at the "Cuisine on the Green Golf Club" on Country Club Blvd., Little Egg Harbor, NJ.  There will be time for reflection and a buffet lunch.  Charles would be so pleased to know his family, friends and colleagues throughout his life were in attendence.

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