Charles Medley Hedberg, age 90, passed away at home with family present on Dec. 9, 2025. Charlie was born on April 20, 1935, to Hildor and Minnie Hedberg in Grantsburg, Wisconsin. Charlie spent his early years around Grantsburg and graduated from Grantsburg High School in 1953. He went on to business college in Pine City, Minnesota. And worked in the dry-cleaning business.
He met and married Sally Ann Bonneville on Oct. 19, 1957. They moved to Frederic, Wisconsin, where they built a new home attached to the Charlie Cleaners. They had three daughters, Diane, Pam, and Karen.
Charlie ran his own dry cleaners in Frederic and Grantsburg and made many deliveries to surrounding communities.
Charlie was a talented and involved man in his community. He served as the village president for a time and was a volunteer firefighter as well as being an assistant fire chief and fire chief. He was also a trained and certified EMT. He was a founder of the Frederic Family Days and was very involved in the events in the community and raising money for the village.
Charlie was involved in the Frederic Lions Club and served the first term as president. He enjoyed being involved in his community.
In 1979 he sold his business and moved his family to St. Louis, Missouri, where he continued in the dry-cleaning and laundry business. He continued on with the Lions Club and then became a member of the Affton Elks.
He retired from the laundry business in 2000.
Charlie has enjoyed his love for sports, all of them, and could give daily reports on all. He enjoyed time away at his beautiful lake home and traveling back to Wisconsin and many other states.
Charlie was preceded in death by his eight siblings and son-in-law, Dan Domian. He is survived by his wife, Sally Ann Hedberg; his daughters, Diane (Terry) Montgomery, Pam Domian, and Karen (Ed) Thien; two grandchildren, Justine Nickl, and Matthew (Makayla) Montgomery; and one great-grandchild, Gavin Nickl.
A Celebration of Life in St. Louis will be at a later date. Information will be forthcoming.
