Charlotte Estelle

Grothman

Mrs. Charlotte Estelle Grothman 1932 - 2024

Charlotte Estelle Grothman (nee: Gregory) was born in Frankclay, MO on March 29, 1932. She was the youngest of four children. After graduating from Frankclay High School in 1950, Charlotte spent a summer working in Yellowstone Park as a waitress at Mammoth Hot Springs Lodge. Returning to Frankclay, Charlotte continued waiting tables until she met a tall, handsome Bell Telephone employee while serving his table at the National Hotel.  Ken and Charlotte were married on April 4, 1953, and moved to Dellwood, MO, where they raised a family of four children. For the next twenty years, Charlotte was dedicated to raising her family and running the household. The family enjoyed many camping vacations to all parts of the country. After the children were grown, Charlotte went to work for Famous Barr, Northland, and worked in the dress/bridal department for seventeen years until her retirement. Ken and Charlotte continued to travel, both domestic and internationally, until Ken's sudden passing in 1995.

Charlotte has ten grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Charlotte had been an active member of Salem Evangelical Free Church in Florissant, MO, for forty plus years. She sang in the choir, played the piano, helped serve funeral luncheons, and prepared communion elements for worship services until suffering a stroke. She then moved to The Bridge in Florissant, and then, two years later The Boulevard in Wentzville, MO.  In January 2024, Charlotte made a final move to Oak Pointe in Warrenton, where she passed, peacefully on June 1, 2024.  In her assisted living communities, Charlotte enjoyed spending time with her kitty, Dolly. She also enjoyed all her new friends, and the social activities available to her. Charlotte was currently a member of Friedens UCC in Warrenton, MO.

Charlotte is preceded in death by her parents, Henry & Charlotte Idelle (nee: Barnes) Gregory; her husband of forty two years, Kenneth Ray Grothman; her son, Robert Steven Grothman; her sisters Rosemary (Coulson) Schultz, and Pauline (Gregory) Roderick; and her brother Ivan Coulson, Jr.
Charlotte is survived by her children, Daughter-in Law Debra Grothman, Green Bay, WI; Paula Elaine Dooley (Paul) Innsbrook, MO; Carol Lynn Hough of Lafayette, LA; Kenneth Gregory Grothman (Cindy) Jackson, MO; her grandchildren, James, Laura, Colleen, Robert, Megan, Kenneth Ray II, Samuel Ray, Susan, Erin, & Maxwell; great grandchildren, Lexi, Thomas, Nathan, Sean, Aiden, Samuel, Charlotte, Sydney, Pascal  & Taylor. Charlotte is also survived by her nieces, Charlotte Deborah (Roderick) Thurston and Susan (Roderick) Weitzel, and a nephew, Gregory Roderick, whom were very precious to her, and many cousins and friends.

The family will host a visitation from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Friday June 21, 2024 at Friedens UCC in Warrenton with a Celebration of Life service to immediately follow also at Friedens UCC. Interment will be in Steinhagen (Rock Church) Cemetery in Warren County, MO.