Charles D. “Chuck” Huschka, age 88, of Elroy, Wisconsin. Passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at home. He was born on November 4, 1937 in Elroy to Albert and Clara (Miller) Huschka. He grew up in the Elroy area. He attended grade school at Fowler Prairie-Sherman in Elroy. Then he was a graduate of the Elroy (Hilltoppers) High School, in the class of 1955.
Then it was off to Alaska the Last Frontier where he was hired as a brakeman on the Alaskan Railroad until 1958. Returning to Rockford Illinois, where he was employed at Barber Coleman Company as a machinist. In 1961 Chuck returned to Elroy Wisconsin to own and run Chuck's Cities Service until 1965. He then was employed by Gilbert Lee, owner of Lee Gas Company, which became Elroy Gas Company in 1966. Then in 1993, Elroy Gas Company was sold to Madison Gas and Electric. Chuck continued working as a Supervisor for Madison Gas and Electric until he retired in March of 2000.
On August 29,1959, Chuck married his high school sweetheart Glenda Gail Garwy at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Elroy Wisconsin. They were blessed with two children, Charles and Camilla. They were married for 64 years before her passing in 2024.
In 1996, together they bought a 120-acre farm and became farmers raising black angus and raising crops. They were both avid bowlers, trap shooters and hunters. The freezer never seemed to empty.
Chuck is survived by his son, Charles A. “Chuckie” Huschka; daughter, Camilla E. “Cam” Huschka (significant other, David Gerke); grandson, Charles W. “Charlie” (wife, Greta) Huschka; special nephew, Anthony “Tony” (wife, Wanda) Macomber, and many nieces and nephews.
Chuck was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Clara (Miller) Huschka; wife, Glenda (Garwy) Huschka. Five sisters and brothers-in-law, sister, Veronica (husband, William Maloney), sister, Kathleen (husband, Robert Winker), sister, Mary (husband, Oscar Hackbart), sister, Thresa (husband, Gerald Hart), sister, Irene (husband, Albert Puhl); In-Laws, Tony and Maxine (Severson) Garwy and sister-in-law, Sandra Garwy.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Elroy, with a time of visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. Interment in the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery in Elroy.
The Picha Funeral Home in Elroy is assisting, for online information go to www.pichafuneralhomes.com
