Charles F. Dodge, Jr., 86, formerly of Denmark Street in Berlin, N.H., peacefully passed away on Feb. 3, 2024, at St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Center in Berlin.
Chuck was born on June 23, 1939, in Dover, N.H., to Charles F. Dodge, Sr. and Dorothy Ethel Hunter.
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