February 25, 2021
On Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, Charles J. Roth Jr., known to his friends as Charlie, passed into the loving arms of Jesus at the age of 92. Charlie was born to Charles Joseph and Therese Albany Roth in Northeast Philadelphia. He attended Northeast Catholic High School. Upon graduation he was accepted to Villanova University on a full scholarship and was in the first Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) graduating second in his class with a degree in electrical engineering.
While in college, he met Margaret (Peggy) Duffy and they married upon graduation. He then served in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant stationed at Port Hueneme, Calif., and later the island of Guam where his SeaBees unit assisted in the reconstruction of the island after WWII during the Korean Conflict. After securing an honorable discharge from the Navy he moved back home to Philadelphia to be with his wife and near family. He joined the DuPont Company and, with Peggy, raised thei