Charles Yerick of Bellevue died Monday, March 26, 2012. He was 83.

Mr. Yerick was born in New York, the son of Paul and Mary Yerick. He graduated from Niagara University in 1950 and joined the Army, serving during Korean War. He worked for Trifari Jewelers in 1962 and later became the top salesperson in the nation.

He married his wife, Peggy, in 1959 and they moved to Bellevue in 1968, where they raised their two children, Kate Bean and Liz Norton.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy; brothers John and Paul Jr. He is survived by a sister, Margee Gallagher of Philadelphia.

A funeral mass will be said at St. Louise Catholic Church at 11 a.m. Friday, April 27. The family requests donations to the Yerick Family Scholarship Fund at St. Louise Parish School, 141 – 156th Ave. SE, Bellevue, WA 98007.