Charlotte A. Nielsen, 89 of Huntley passed away peacefully at her home in Huntley on Tuesday morning, February 26th.
Charlotte was born December 28, 1923 in Beloit, Wisconsin, the daughter of Charles and Erna (Lemke) Koenig. She was raised and educated in Chicago and on August 25, 1945 was united in marriage to John Hess. The couple made their home in Chicago where she worked for Illinois Bell and raised her five children. Following John’s death in 1976, she married Robert Nielsen on September 24, 1977. They made their home in River Forest and following his passing in 2003, she moved to Huntley. She was a member of the First Congregational Church and had been active throughout her life in various churches. She was ahead of her time, loved to sew, play the organ and made Raggedy Ann dolls for family and friends. Above all family was first and she enjoyed her time with them, especially when the meals together included spaghetti or corn on the cob.
She is survived by her daughters, Barbara (Larry Dagley) Schneider of Woodstock, Cheryl (William) Lawrence, Rosemary (Jim) Fermo all of Union, Charlotte (Jack) McCarthy of Orland Park and Nancy (Rick) Bero of Huntley, her grandchildren, Rachel, Ellen, Jennifer, Stephanie, John, Alex, Kelly, Colleen, Kari, Christin, Nancy and Holly, her great-grandchildren, Aric, Logan, Cassidy, Annabelle, Hunter, Brooklynn, Luke, Angelina, Delainey, Joseph and Faith, her brother, Robert (Bonnie) Koenig of Genoa and her sister, DeLores (Ron) Horan of Maquoketa, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her husbands, John Hess and Robert Nielsen, her brother, Lawrence Koenig, her son-in-law, Barry Schneider and her granddaughter, Katherine.
Visitation will be from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 1st , at the DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral Home, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley and from 9:30 until the time of the service at 10:30 a.m. at the First Congregational Church, 11628 E. Main Street, Huntley. Burial will be in Memory Garden Cemetery, Arlington Heights. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Parkinson Assoc. of Illinois, P.O. Box 617875, Chicago, IL 60661 or the First Congregational Church, BOLD Fund.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this time of grief.
We are sorry to hear of your loss, our prayers are with you.
Charlotte's humor and zest for living lit up our neighborhood card parties and other gatherings...she'll be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family.
My sincere condolences on your loss. I have had the pleasure to work with Mrs. Nielsen's amazing granddaughters Rachel and Ellen and send my sincere sympathy.
Cheryl, My sympathy to you and your family at this sorrowful time.
Cheryl, so sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
I especially enjoyed the garlic in the spaghetti at Auntie Charlotte's house and the fresh corn on the cob at our house on Middle road. Oh, and the 'free' pop at the corn boils. Seemed free to me, though Dad had to pay for it. I'll remember Auntie Charlotte with fondness and know that she and Mom are comparing notes on their journey to heaven. Be gentle with each other, cousins.
Thank you, Rosemary, for allowing me to minister to your mother using my massage therapy skills. Her calm and gentle spirit was evident and left a lasting impression on me. I know she will be deeply missed.
Cheryl, my sincere condolences on the loss of your Mother. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your Family.
My thoughts and prayers are with your family. Charlotte was a bright spot in our neighborhood.
My thoughts Prayers are with all of you, she was one very special lady.
Cheryl, I am so sorry to hear about your mother. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time.
So sorry to hear. My thoughts and prayers are with you all. (Appreciate your call Cheryl to let me know.) Will cherish the memory of her sending my girls a birthday card every year. She will be missed!
So cute I love it, I also just got an order for a Halloween theme baby shower cake Could u share how u made the mummy with me? I am a self taguht baker/decorater so I am learning as I go . If u don't want to share I completely understand thank u . Jen
Our sincere condolences on your loss. My mom (Lois) was Robert Nielsen's cousin and she and Charlotte communicated frequently through the years. I remember meeting Charlotte at their wedding in 1977 and we were so happy for the both of them.