Charles E. Fuhrmann

Charles E. Fuhrmann, age 75 of Adams ND passed-away Sunday, August 2, 2020 at the First Care Health Center of Park River, ND.

Charles E. Fuhrmann was born August 7, 1944 in Grafton ND, the son of Ervin and Florence (Gehrke) Fuhrmann.  He grew up and attended school in Adams, ND.  Charles was united in marriage to Pamela Johnson on June 9, 1962 in Adams, ND.  The couple moved to Wahpeton, ND where Charles attended the North Dakota State School of Science for pre-engineering.  He transferred to UND in Grand Forks earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering

In 1966 the couple moved to Minneapolis where Chuck started working for General Mills as a Cereal Chemist.  While at General Mills he earned his MBA from Mankato. After serving as a Director at General Mills, Chuck continued in leadership roles at Pillsbury.  Chuck went on to build Dean Foods first R&D test kitchen. He retired as a Vice President with Birds Eye Foods in 2004.  The couple moved to Grand Forks to be closer to family and in 2010 they moved back to Adams ND.

He served on the Mankato State University Business School Advisory Council and participated in the Harvard Executive Development Program.  He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion in Lankin, ND.

Charles is survived by his loving wife Pamela of Adams ND, his children: Jennifer Fuhrmann, St. Louis Park, MN; Judd Fuhrmann, Big Lake, MN; his sister-in-law, Trudy (Dick) Anderson, Tucson, AZ and two nephews: Jason and Rick.  He was preceded in death by his parents and son Jeff,

Memorial services will be Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 10:30 AM at the Adams Mountain Lutheran Church, Adams, ND. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, cloth face masks will be mandatory.