The late Charles K. Stumpf was a bookkeeper, actor and historian. He lived in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
Born in Upper Lehigh on October 29, 1929, he was a son of the late Charles Adam and Mary (Michael) Stumpf and a lifelong Hazleton area resident.
Charles was a graduate of Foster Township High School and a longtime member of Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Audenried. Throughout his life had been employed locally as a bookkeeper, actor and writer.
Charles was a well known Hazleton historian and writer and was active in numerous local theater groups. Uncle Charlie, as he was also known, was involved in Vaudeville, film and radio. His many books are written about the stars and stories of old radio shows. He was a founding member of the Hazleton Historical Society, and a founder and director of the Theater of the Nine Muses at the Hazleton Art League.