Memorial service for Heidrun "Heidi" Charping, 68, Lawton, will be at 12:00 PM Thursday, April 18, 2013 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Charping died Thursday, April 11 in Lawton. Inurnment will be in the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin. Mrs. Heidrun Charping was born October 10, 1944 in Weinheim, West Germany, to Gnther and Elisabeth (Kraft) Eberle. She grew up in Weinheim where she graduated high school and studied to be a beauty operator. She married SGM (Retired) Edward P. Charping on November 27, 1964 in Germany. As a dedicated military wife and mother she cared for her family in Germany, California, Texas, Hawaii and finally Oklahoma. She had worked at Schutz's Food Store in Lawton for nearly 20 years prior to her retirement. She is survived by her husband, of the home; two children, Sandra Charping, Lexington Park, Maryland, and MSgt Edward W. Charping and his wife Ruby, Germany; four grandchildren: Evan Heard, Lawton, Parker, Megan and Serena Charping, all of Germany; four brothers and their spouses: Gnther Eberle, Frank and Annemarie Eberle, Uwe and Anita Eberle and Wolfgang Eberle; a sister and brother in law, Dagmar and Erwin Sprattler. The family requests that memorial contributions may be made to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), 242 E. 92nd Street, New York NY 10128.