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Charlotte A. Smith

Mar 20, 1934 - Jun 04, 2025

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Charlotte A. Smith, age 91, of Sheboygan, passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. She was born on March 20, 1934, in Freesoil, MI, to the late Conrad & Edith (Mitts) Sanders.
She graduated from Port Washington High School in 1952. Charlotte then joined the U.S. Army in 1954, where she met her husband, Gilbert Smith. He preceded in death in 1959. She was employed at Prange’s, Yonkers, and Boston Store in the restaurants.
Charlotte enjoyed going to the Senior Center and meal site to visit with friends. She also enjoyed playing bingo, Yahtzee and cards with her friends at Shores of Sheboygan Assisted Living, where she lived for the past six years.
Her favorite pastime was baking cookies, especially at Christmas. She also enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, and regular puzzles.
Survivors include her daughter, Margaret (Randy) Petermann; son-in-law, Bruce Broder; grandchildren, Craig (Amy) Petermann, Melissa (Shawn) Soucheck, Gary Broder, and Bobby Broder; great-grandchildren, Sean Landgraf, Andrew Landgraf, Reed Soucheck, Kyra Petermann, Emily Petermann, Jessy Broder, Lily Broder, Riley Broder, Morgan Broder, Keaton Broder, and Xzavyer Broder; and her great great-grandchildren, Irelia Landgraf and Saylor Landgraf. She is further survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Charlotte was preceded in death by her parents, sons, Joseph and Albert and her daughter, Mary Broder.
A private service will be held at the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Union Grove, WI.
A heartfelt thank you is extended to staff at the Shores of Sheboygan for taking care of her and being her friend, and the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice for the compassion and care that was given to Charlotte.

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Jane Helminiak

June 16, 2025
Charlotte was such a generous woman! She was at every church event. She always was at the cashier and/or welcoming table. She generously contributed cookies for any bake sale or event. She memorably baked many different kinds of cookies for the teens that went on mission trips. She would pack them all up and the teens delighted in having the cookies on the bus to and from. She definitely was appreciated as "the cookie lady". All Charlotte asked for was an occasional bag of flour. Charlotte could be seen walking from her home on Franklin to the senior center or downtown. Only one time did she take a ride to the bank and home again. She was feeling tired that day. Charlotte also shared a birthday with my mother. I enjoyed remembering Charlotte with a birthday card, but had lost track of her. I will always think of our dear Charlotte on her birthday.

Anne Skowlund

June 12, 2025
I am so sorry to hear of your loss.. I used to be the secretary at St. Clement Parish and your mom came in frequently, often bringing cookies for some event or organization. She was our parish cookie lady! My son had a summer job there and she also shared cookies with the employees. He loved her potato chip cookies and she remembered that and brought him some when he came home on college break. She shared her with me and I still have it. Your mom was a good, kind lady. We missed her at St. Clement when she could no longer get to church.