Charlotte Hovey, 91

Published 12:00 am Monday, April 27, 2009

The memorial service for Charlotte J. Hovey, of Albert Lea, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Grace Lutheran Church, Albert Lea. The Rev. Todd Walsh will officiate. Friends may visit with family from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. There will be no reviewal at the church. Private Interment will be held at Graceland Cemetery.
Charlotte was born on the 4th of July in 1917, in Rock Lake, N.D., the daughter of Charles and Mary (Wilkins) Jahnke. Charlotte graduated from Rock Lake High School and then from Jamestown College, N.D. She came home weekends from college to establish and maintain financial books for the family’s general store.
Charlotte married Egil Hovey on June 10, 1941. They lived in Montana for a short time and then moved to Albert Lea in 1944. She enjoyed making a home for her family and also substitute teaching in area schools.
She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, where she had been active in her church circle. She was a very active member of the Tuesday Literary Club for 64 years.
Charlotte loved to entertain and will be remembered for her seemingly effortless way of extending gracious hospitality.
Traveling was a great passion for her, and she and her husband visited many parts of the United States and also did some overseas travel.
After they retired, Charlotte and Egil enjoyed making Arizona their winter home.
Even at 91, Charlotte kept her mind sharp as she was a computer whiz and challenged herself with Sudoku and crossword puzzles.
Charlotte died on Saturday, April 25, 2009, at Good Samaritan Center.
Charlotte is survived by two children: Robert Hovey and special friend Thomas Healey of Long Lake and Kathryn Hovey of Minneapolis; three sisters: Ila (Harvey) Coon of Buffalo, N.D., Marrion “Billie” Walsh of Moorhead, Norine (Lowell) Lussenden of Rock Lake, N.D., and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Egil, in 1995; and sister, Margaret Straley, in 2009.