Charles H. "Charlie" Oliver, 84, of Ironwood, died Thursday Dec. 20, 2012, at the Episcopal Care Center in St. Paul.      He was born Aug. 22, 1928, in Bessemer, Ala., son of the late Erwin and Ellen (Leinonen) Oliver, and came to Ironwood at the age of five, where he attended local schools and Luther L. Wright High School.      He enlisted in the U.S. Army on Dec. 17, 1945, serving his country stateside at the end of World War II, and was honorably discharged on June 16, 1947. Returning to Ironwood, he was employed as a delivery driver for Peerless Laundry, and was a partner in a gas station with his brother-in-law, E. Dempsey Colasacco. He then worked  at White Pine Copper Co., retiring as an electrical technician in 1981.      Charlie was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Ironwood and Ironwood American Legion Post 5, and a li fe member of Ironwood Masonic Lodge No. 389. He loved to travel, and enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren.      On Sept. 1, 1951, he was married to the former Lorraine M. Anderson at Zion Lutheran Church in Ironwood. She preceded him in death on April 1, 2012.      Surviving are a daughter, Diane McCarty, St. Paul; three sons, Greg (Susan), Raleigh, N.C., James (Nancy), Wasilla, Alaska, and Dennis, Addison, Mich.; four grandchildren, Angela Oliver, Minneapolis, Ross Oliver, Raleigh, Jessica Oliver, Asheville, N.C., and Julie Oliver, Wasilla; one great-grandchild, Andre Oliver; a sister, Bette Colasacco, Ironwood; sister-in-law, Marian Budnick, Kenosha, Wis.; and numerous nieces and nephews.      Besides his parents and wife, Charlie was preceded in death by a brother, Gerald "Jerry O"; sister, Marilyn Michelli; and brothers-in-law, E. Dempsey Colasacco, Bernie Michelli and Walter Budnick.      Out of respect for his wishes, cremation has taken place.      Memorial services will be held Saturday, Dec. 29, at 11 a.m., preceded by visitation at 10 a.m., at the McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, 305 N. Lowell St., in Ironwood, with the Rev. Wes "Bo" Baumeister officiating.      Full military honors will be accorded by the Ironwood American Legion Post 5 Honor Guard.      Luncheon will follow at the Iron Nugget in downtown Hurley, Wis.      Condolences may be given to Charlie's family online at mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.      Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.