Charlotte I. Harvell Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Charlotte Isabel Carle Harvell left this Earth on Sunday, December 27th and is resting peacefully with our Heavenly Father. She was born in the small town of Tiro, Ohio on March 28th,1929 to Charles and Florence (Zaebst) Carle. She was always just “Sis” to her parents, brothers and her brothers’ friends. When her father was offered a foreman job with the railroad in 1942, her family moved to Carleton where she started seventh grade at the old Carleton high school. She met her very best friend, Shirley Kielman, that year in school, later becoming sisters-in-law when they married twin brothers. She was a cheerleader in high school and shared one of the lead roles with Jack Langton in their senior play, “Where’s Laurie?”. Graduating in 1947, she and some of the girls from her class met monthly and simply called the group, “Club”. The girls continued to meet until very recent years when sadly, one by one they passed away, with only two remaining members, Leona Nieman and Nelda Rousselo. She and Herman “Mox” Harvell started writing letters to each other while he was serving in the army during World War II. When the war ended and he returned home, she soon married the love of her life on May 8th, 1948 in the Carleton Methodist Church. She worked at Kelsey-Hayes until the babies started coming and then was a typical 1950’s stay-at-home mom. She started her career as a teacher’s aide at Airport Community Schools in 1964 and worked for thirty years before retiring in 1995. After retirement, Herman and Charlotte bought a place in The Sun and Fun Park in Fort Myers, Florida. They became snowbirds and enjoyed many winters with what seemed like “half of Monroe County.” Their favorite destination every June was to Casper, Wyoming where Herman’s twin brother Howard “Boze” and Shirley lived. While there, they always camped high in the mountains and fished for brookie in the small streams that ran through them. Herman and Charlotte loved to dance and could really cut the rug while doing the jitterbug. She also loved to walk from one end of town to the other and did so until Herman’s health declined and she stayed at home with him instead. Her greatest sadness in life was the loss of her son, Rob “Boone” in 1999. Her dear “Mox” passed away in 2013. She was one tough little cookie and continued to attend Carleton United Methodist Church, Ash Senior Citizens, and “Club”. After falling and breaking her hip, she made reading and sitting on the front porch her favorite pastimes. Her grandchildren gave her so much joy: Krista (Tony) Howe; Brad (Jody) Falkey; Ryan (Charlotte) Elliott; Rebekah (Daniel) Danic; Adam (Samantha) Rogers; and Rhett Elliott. Her great-grandchildren continued to add happiness to her life: Kylie, Lauren, Evan, William, Easton and Corbin. Her caregivers, Ruth McKinney, Nancy May, and Mary Sweeney greatly enriched her life the last few years. When the Covid pandemic rocked our world, Mary took on the day position seven days a week by herself. There are not enough words to adequately express our gratitude for all of the love, laughter and meticulous care she gave Charlotte in the last months of her life. Many thanks also to the Reverend Taek Kim for all of his visits, calls, texts and most of all prayers. In addition to her husband and son, Charlotte was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Fred, Robert and Jack, and sister-in-law Betty Carle. She is survived by daughters Cathy (Rick) Rogers and Rhonda (Ronny) Elliott; sisters-in-law Carol Carle, Mildred Carle, Shirley Harvell and many nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made in honor of Charlotte to the Carleton United Methodist Church.

Charlotte I. Harvell

March 28, 1929 - December 27, 2020