- Date Of Birth: January 13, 1924
- Date Of Death: March 5, 2016
- State: Indiana
Charles Ludwig Svihla, 92, passed away peacefully at 2:48 AM on March 5, 2016, at his home in Terre Haute, Ind. His health had been declining since November 2015, but he remained mentally sharp right up to the end, recalling many incidents from his childhood in great detail. He was born on January 13, 1924, in Haddon Township, N.J., to Albert Svihla, Jr., and Myrtle Adair Long Svihla. He married Frances Imogene Detrick on May 29, 1953, at Mitchel Air Force Base on Long Island, N.Y.
He is survived by his wife, Frances, Terre Haute; children Randall (Lusine) Svihla, Alexandria, Va., Doreen Svihla-Jones, Houston, Tex., William (Terri) Svihla, West Terre Haute, Ind., and Charles Kurt (Sonja) Svihla, Pittsburgh, Pa.
