Charlotte M. Weiser, 89, of Millheim, went to her eternal rest on Oct. 18, 2011, at The Fairways of Brookline in State College. Charlotte was born on June 30, 1922, in Bigler, a daughter of the late David D. and Helen E. Kreamer Weiser. She attended schools in Altoona, and was a 1941 graduate of East Penns Valley High School in Millheim. Following graduation, she worked as a waitress in The Sandwich Shop, a restaurant in the basement of Old Main at Penn State University. Later, during WWII, she worked at a defense plant in Cleveland, Oh. During WWII, Charlotte joined the U.S. Navy WAVES program. After completing boot camp at Hunter College in New York City, Charlotte was sent on to be stationed at various places including the U.S. Naval Air Station in Banana River, Fla. (now Patrick Air Force Base), Sand Point Naval Air Station in Seattle, Wash., the U.S. Naval Hospital in Bremerton, Wa., and NAS Glenview in Illinois. After serving in the WAVES, Charlotte received her RN from Altoona Hospital of Nursing in Altoona, a BSN at the University of Miami, Fla., and an MA from Columbia University in New York City. While at Columbia University, she was employed at the Choir School of St. John the Divine Cathedral in New York City. She also did course work at Olympic Jr. College in Bremerton, Wash., Northwestern University Campus in Chicago and the University of Alaska. In 1956, Charlotte joined the U.S. Navy Corps as a Ltjg, and after orientation at St. Albans Naval Hospital in New York, she was stationed at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Va., where she was promoted to Lt. Following discharge from the Navy, she did annual training duty at Jonestown, Pa., Little Creek Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Va., and the U.S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia. In 1965, she received an assignment aboard the Military Seas Transport Ship, Geiger, which transported troops and dependents from New York City to Southampton, England and Bremerhaven, Germany. For four years she attended special courses at NAS Willow Grove, Pa. Her favorite course was counterinsurgency. Charlotte taught nursing in Kentucky and West Virginia and retired from the State College School District, where she was Coordinator of Nursing. She was interested in the identification of nursing students with the potential for leadership roles in the care of the elderly and in nursing ethics. From 1990-1995, Charlotte funded ten awards of $500.00 each in the name of her mother and aunt, Nora Wilson, in the school of Practical Nursing at the Centre County Vocational Technical School (now CPI) at Pleasant Gap. While she spelled out the criteria, she chose to not participate in the selection of the awardees, believing the faculty best knew their students. Charlotte's main interests were architecture, genealogy research and writing. She was interested in many, many subjects, and at the time of her passing, she had contributed several hundred letters to the editor of the Centre Daily Times. She was a member of the Millheim Legion Keystone Post #444, the Retired Officers Military Association and Daughter of the American Revolution. Charlotte is survived by three sisters, Evelyn E. Hammer, of Lancaster, Virginia Boob (Donald), of Millheim and Jean Bowersox, of Salem Hill Haven; and one brother, Kurtz Weiser, of Maryland. In addition to her parents, Charlotte was preceded in death by two brothers, David F. and Donald D. Weiser; and three sisters, Kathryn Louise Weiser, Ruth Ann Haugh and Frances Cassidy. In accordance with Charlotte's wishes, all services are private. She will be laid to rest in Fairview Cemetery in Millheim. Contributions in memory of Charlotte may be given to The Hope Fund, Po Box 427, Centre Hall, Pa. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.stevenrnefffuneralhome.com.

Published in Centre Daily Times on October 20, 2011