Charles “Chuck” R. Sommerfeldt – Obituary 

The checkered flag has flown… Charles Richard Sommerfeldt passed away on January 16, 2026 with family at his bedside. 

He was born on April 27, 1943, at Edgerton Memorial Hospital. Son of John and Alice (Tucker) Sommerfeldt. He was raised in the rural area of Edgerton. He graduated from Edgerton High School in 1960. His family moved to Fort Atkinson that year when he started working at what was Eagle Foods, later became Piggly Wiggly. 

In 1961, he met his future wife, Roberta Hundley at a wedding dance. They later married in 1963 at the Albion Primitive Methodist Church in rural Edgerton. They made their home in Fort Atkinson. He went on to work at Crepaco in Fort Atkinson which later moved to Lake Mills.  

In 1965, they joined St. John’s Community Church of Fort Atkinson. They welcomed daughter Julie Jean in October of 1965 and 6 years later in August of 1971, they welcomed another daughter, Tracy Lynn. 

In 1990, Charles and Roberta moved to Cambridge, Wisconsin where they enjoyed country living for the next 16 years before they moved back to Fort Atkinson. 

Charles retired from the APV Crepaco in 1998, then went on to work at Bumper to Bumper until he was forced to retire due to hearing loss. After retirement, he volunteered at Fort Healthcare. 

He loved Nascar, country music, dancing, and deer hunting and snowmobiling in his younger years. He had many pets over his lifetime. Most recently, his feline companion Dizzy. 

He is preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, his only sister Betty, his parents-in-law John and Henrietta Hundley, as well as sister-in-law Eldora Merritt and brother-in-law Donald Hundley. 

He is survived by wife Roberta of 62 years; his daughters Julie (Jeff) Harrington, Tracy (Tim) Weyenberg; granddaughters Jessica (Harrington) Ward and her husband CJ, Rachel and Maya Weyenberg; grandson Joshua John Herman Harrington and wife Rebecca; sister-in-law Joan (Charles) Behm, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. 

Visitation to be held on Monday, January 26, 2026 at St. John Community Church, N2560 County Rd J, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538, from 9:00 AM to 10:45 AM. Funeral Service to begin at 11:00 AM. Interment Union Cemetery. Coffee hour following burial. 

The family would like to say a special thank you to Rainbow Community Care in the comfort and care they provided Charles and his family in his final weeks. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Rainbow Community Care, St. John’s Community Church or Jefferson County Humane Society.