BELMONT - Dr. Charles Russell Fink, III, D.C., 64, of Belmont, passed away suddenly but peacefully Oct. 15, 2019, surrounded by his family and friends at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
Chuck was born in Norfolk, Virginia on November 13, 1954, to Charles Russell, II, and Margaret Ann (Howard) Fink. At age 11, he moved to Nashua, New Hampshire, graduating from Bishop Guertin High School in 1972. “Chuckie” was the oldest of eight children and was remembered fondly as a great big brother, helping to take care of his siblings, especially after the passing of his mother at the age of 9.
In 1982, Chuck became known as Dr. Fink when he graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. After moving back to New Hampshire and being an associate of Dr. Stephen Guild, DC, he opened his own practice, Fink Chiropractic & Natural Health Improvement Center in Laconia in 1989. Chuck was always the academic and ahead of the curve when it came to research-based diagnostics and treatments and you may have read some of his Healthy Living Tips in the Weirs or Cocheco Times newspapers. Compassionately devoted to the health of his patients, Chuck practiced chiropractic in Laconia for more than 35 years, making his impact on the well-being of the community immeasurable.
In addition to his dedication to the welfare of others, Chuck always felt driven to be civically involved. As a result, he decided to run for public office and was elected to the New Hampshire State Legislature in 2012. He represented Belknap 6 and served until 2014.
Chuck enjoyed the natural world around him. No matter where he lived, he loved to create, maintain, and graciously share the bounty of a home-farm. From fruit trees to berry bushes, vine-ripe tomatoes to sky-high sunflowers, chickens to honeybees (and the occasional bear!), Chuck grew it all and then some. You would often find him taking walks in the woods with his wife, Betty, and his dogs, Rusty and Delilah. And he was always ready to share his knowledge of a particular tree or wild berry with the grandchildren that joined them on occasion. In his younger years, Chuck liked to go ice fishing and was an avid golfer in the Pheasant Ridge Men’s Golf League.
Whether we knew him as Chuck, Chuckie, Charles, Dr. Fink, Dad, or Grampie, Chuck made an impression wherever he went and will be sorely missed. He is survived by his wife, Betty Pike-Fink; his father and step-mother Charles and Bina Fink; brothers Mike and his wife Donna, Dan and his wife Edie, and George and his wife Tammy; sisters Laura and her husband Bill, Julie and her husband Pat, Sabrina and her husband Jeff, and Theresa and her husband Mike, and all their families; his children, Lorienne (Fink) Valovanie and her husband Sean, Matthew Fink, and Maleia (Fink) Raymond and her husband Thomas; step-children Jerry Waldron and his wife Deb, Jessica Martin and her husband Don, Charles Waldron and his wife Laura, and Amanda Ainsworth, as well as nine grandchildren with the tenth on the way. He was predeceased by his mother, Margaret.
All are welcome to a Celebration of Life reception on Sunday, October 20, 2019, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., at Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem St., Laconia.
All are also welcome for Calling Hours on Monday, Oct. 21, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia NH using the Carriage House entrance
A Memorial Service will follow at 6:00 p.m. also at the Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Chuck's name may be made to Heavenly Sonshine Preschool & Daycare, c/o First Baptist Church, 49 Church Street, Belmont, NH 03220
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia NH is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.