Charles "Charlie" B. Lincoln, Jr.

Charles ‘Charlie’ Lincoln, Jr. was welcomed into Gods loving arms on February 20, 2025. He was 90 years old. 

He was born on December 5, 1934, in Camden NJ, where he spent most of his childhood. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School and attended Drexel University for Engineering. It was in high school, where Charlie met the love his life, Pat.

Charlie, a senior, met Pat through his favorite (and only) sister, Patsy. They got to know each other when Pat would come over to visit. He asked her to the prom and the rest – as they say – was history.

With his engineering background, Charlie landed jobs at the NY Shipyard, Seacor, and finally at Lockeed Martin, where he worked until retirement.

Charlie and Pat had four daughters (Karen, Valarie, Wendy and Terry) which kept the house extremely busy.  Over the course of their 70-year marriage, they enjoyed raising their children together and being active in their grandchildren’s lives. 

His love of family was only rivaled by his love of all things sports and music.

He loved playing various instruments including the Ukulele, Guitar and Ocarina (you’ll need to google that one). He had a quick sarcastic humor that was unmatched. Charlie’s claim to fame was that he was the 16th cousin, 3 times removed of Abraham Lincoln – and this was confirmed by his cousin who researched the family genealogy!  Combining his love of music and humor, one of his favorite things to do was sing ‘Happy Birthday’ loudly and purposely off key. He was known for playfully making a face and putting his finger near his nose to ruin family pictures. 

As a child, Charlie enjoyed baseball, football and track. He wanted to introduce his love of sports to his daughters at a time when there wasn’t an opportunity for girls to play in Edgewater Park. It was at this time that Charlie took on a third role, as Coach.

Before a softball program could be started and a field designated to the girls, a portion of Memorial Field needed to be cleared of rocks. Anyone interested was invited to attend, and they walked shoulder-to-shoulder across the field to pick up the rocks so they could play. Charlie didn’t stop there, he also started a girls soccer program, learning the game from manuals and videos. He later became instrumental in introducing girls’ softball at Burlington City High School and ended up coaching soccer, softball and flag football. He was recognized for his hard work and dedication, when he was inducted into the South Jersey Soccer Hall of Fame in 2001.

Dad, thank you for everything you have done to pave the way for girls’ sports programs during a time when a champion was needed. You recognized the importance of girls sports all those years ago, and because of your dedication, future generations of girls were given the opportunity to participate and thrive.

As empty-nesters Charlie and Pat spent their time traveling internationally, to locations such as Australia, Egypt, China, Norway, Iceland, and many destinations across the United States. Staying closer to home, they enjoyed eating at the Golden Dawn Diner and settling in for a Turner Classic Movie or a Hallmark Mystery. 

In his down time, Charlie enjoyed watching International Soccer and supporting Philadelphia sports teams. Charlie and Pat even visited Florida multiple times for Phillies Spring Training. Like a true Philadelphia sports fan, he continued supporting his teams even when they were doing poorly but was not shy about saying how much “they stink”.

Charles Bruce Lincoln, Jr., was loved and respected by so many. He will be remembered for his sarcasm and wit, as well being the World's Best Dad, Grandpop and Coach. Charlie never missed an opportunity to say, “love and miss you”. Rest in peace Dad, we will always “love and miss you”.

Charles is preceded in death by his parents, Charles B. Lincoln, Sr. and Doris Lincoln (nee Predmore), as well as his sister, Patricia Johnson. 

He leaves behind, his loving wife of 70 years Mary “Pat” Lincoln (nee Joiner), daughters, Karen (Gary) Anderson, Valarie (Jim) Weigle, Wendy (John) Friel, Terry (Daniel) Guthrie. Grandchildren; Megan Lincoln, Matthew Anderson, Kevin (Cristina) Anderson, Nicholas Guthrie, Amy-Lynn Friel. Great Grandchildren; Reginald Hunter, DJ Anderson, Isla Anderson. Sister-in-law, Catherine Tiefenthaler, as well as many nieces and nephews. 

Services will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 158 Warren Street, Beverly, NJ 08010. Viewing from 10 am – 11 am, followed by a service at 11 am. Interment is private at the request of the family.            

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (vEDS) at http://www.thevedsmovement.org/donate  “In Memory of Charles Lincoln”, or to The American Diabetes Association.

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