Charles Frederick Kurfess (February 1, 1930 – March 1, 2024) was an American politician.

Following his retirement from politics, he went on to serve as a judge on the Wood County Court of Common Pleas.

[1] He also worked under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.

[2] Born in Wood County, Ohio, in 1930,[3][4] Kurfess earned his B.A.

degree from Bowling Green State University, where he was initiated as a member of Phi Kappa Tau, and earned his J.D.