Charles "Chuck" Lorenz, age 54 of Osage Beach, Missouri (formerly of Blue Springs, Missouri) passed away Thursday, January 22, 2009 at his home in Osage Beach, Missouri. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, January 26, 2009 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Clinton with burial in Clinton Memory Gardens Cemetery. A Prayer Service and Rosary will be held at 5:00 P.M. Sunday at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton with visitation from 5:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at the chapel. Family suggests contributions to Lung Cancer Research or Lake Regional Health Systems Foundation and may be left at the funeral home. Fond memories may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Chuck was the director of quality management for Lake Regional Health Systems in Osage Beach, Missouri where he had made his home for the past three years. Chuck worked for Carondelet Health in Kansas City, Missouri prior to moving to Osage Beach.

Chuck was a kind gentle person who shared his love for Christ through the love he showered upon others.

Among survivors includes his wife, Cleta Woods Lorenz of the home; three daughters, Courtney R. Lorenz, Fairway, Kansas, Clarissa J. Lorenz, Prairie Village, Kansas and Catherine H. Weber and husband Derek, Parkville, Missouri; two brothers, Tommy Lorenz of Hurst, Texas and Alan Lorenz of Kansas City, Missouri; one sister, Karen Melies of Blue Springs, Missouri and his in-laws, Cletus and Roma Woods of Clinton.