Charlotte Roberts
February 01, 1928 - April 21, 2007
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Charlotte Roberts
February 01, 1928 - April 21, 2007
Obituary
Charlotte Eilersgaard Roberts died peacefully at home on April 21, 2007. She had bravely been fighting cancer for the past year. She is survived by her former husband, Jim Roberts, seven children and their spouses: Bill Ingrid Carlsen, Judy Ed Shrader, Mark , Sally, Scott Kelly Elliott, Stacey, and Holly Victor Hanes and grandchildren: Tiffany, Karen, Teddy, James, Scotty, Katie, Spencer, Slater, Teddy, Christy, Ashley, Laurie, Whitney, Huston, Forrest, and Graham.
Charlotte known as Billie to her childhood friends was born in Chicago, Illinois. She grew up in Pasadena, California as an only child. She graduated from Westridge School for Girls in 1945 and from Vassar College in 1949. She met her husband in 1947 at a wedding in Evanston, Ill. They were married in 1949.
She dedicated the next 33 years to raising her family. The first half of raising her family was in Evanston and Kenilworth, Illinois. During these years she took sailing the family Sunfish on Lake Michigan seriously. In fact she took everything related to the beach seriously. She could regularly be seen floating on the lake in her stylish styrofoam recliner. In 1971 the family moved to San Marino. In San Marino she was a realtor for many years and ultimately opened a store called ?It’s a Small World? where her entrepenurial skills were honed selling miniatures.
Charlotte was an avid tennis player growing up, but ?retired? from tennis after her fifth child only to come out of retirement after her last child left home. She remained a serious tennis player and tennis enthusiast to the end. The day after being eligible, she moved into a retirement community where she lived for 15 years. She moved to her final community where the tennis was better.
Gardening was another passion of Charlottes. She was always concerned that everything was well tended and always had a beautiful flower arrangement from the garden in the house.
In recent years she was very involved at St. George’s Episcopal Church where she was a chalice bearer, intercessor, lay Eucharistic visitor, usher, and reader.
She handled her fight against cancer with incredible grace, and strength.
A memorial service and internment will be held at 10:00 on Monday, April, 30th at St. George’s Episcopal Church, 23802 Avenida de la Carlota, Laguna Hills. A reception will follow at St George’s Bourne Hall next to the church following the service.
In lieu of flowers, please, the family wishes donations to be made to St. George’s Episcopal Church, 23802 Avenida de la Carlota, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
17 responses to Charlotte Roberts
Edwin and Marian Roberts says:
April 26, 2007
Our sympathy goes to all Charolette’s family from our
family. Ed, Marian, Bruce and
John Roberts.
Greg Stuhr says:
April 26, 2007
To All the Roberts and Your Families,
We are very sorry to hear about the loss of your Mom. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you. Reflecting on my past interactions with “Mrs. Roberts” has brought back many fond and distant childhood memories.
Warmest Regards,
Greg Stuhr
On behalf of all the Stuhrs
Holly says:
April 26, 2007
Dear Mom,
The finality that you’re gone is at times too much for me to bear. This is the hardest time of my life to date, so actually that makes me a very fortunate person. It’s such a sad feeling that you will never make me one of your sensational dinners again. I will soooo miss our long phone conversations. I always knew who to call with questions about proper etiquette and cooking. Mom always gave such good solid advice about so many things and my heart breaks to think that is no more. If I could have just had one more hug and kiss.
The pain I feel right now will lessen with time I know that. I will remember and keep in my heart forever, however, the many truly wonderful things about you Mom. Some highlights of the fun times we had together and tolerance you showed me as a teenager and young adult will always stay with me. What fun we had when we lived together at your house in Leisure World, eventually after a year or two having to sneak me in through the gates. I was going through nursing school at the time and boy did we know how to party! We went to Bobbie Magies on several occasions to “pick up on guys” that is definitely my term not yours Mom. I always had hamsters or rats as pets even at that time. They would inevitably get out of their cages and days later when hungry would come see what Mom was cooking in the kitchen. She did not like those sort of visitors for dinner! I was the last kid to leave the nest, but Mom would make me dinner every single night if I wanted it. My bf in high school, Erika, remembers Mom as taking everything in stride. She recalled the times we would go to her miniature shop “Small World” and rearrange furniture in the doll houses without asking her. We would place the figurines in compromising positions. She never got too irritated with our shenanigans probably because of Mom’s great sense of humor and fun. My bf in elementary school, Valerie, remembers a day in about 4th or 5th grade when the two of us were swimming in our pool. Mom was nearby gardening. Valerie was jumping up and down with her hands in the air and Mom thought Val was drowning. Mom jumped in the pool with gardening gloves on and all to rescue her. Mom was so thankful that she was just playing that she didn’t get mad at all.
So many stories I could write about you Mom. You used to kiss my kleenex in 3rd grade before I would go off to school to keep me from getting so homesick! How I wish you could kiss my kleenex now. Until we meet again I’ll “keep plugging along”. With so much love to you for giving me this life I have.
Hols-n-dols
Karen Roberts says:
April 26, 2007
Rama, I will miss you! I loved getting her letters and cards with her unique hand-writing. It was a great way of staying in touch. She was always so much fun to visit when I came out to California. I know Rama is now with God and may she rest in peace.
My love goes out to all my aunts, uncles, cousins and grandpa. I’m sorry I won’t be able to make it to the funeral, but my thoughts and prayers will be with you all on that day.
Love,
Karen
Forrest Roberts says:
April 27, 2007
Dear Grandma,
I played a baseball game just for you on Sunday, April 22. We won the game. It was the best game I’ve ever played.
Love,
Forrest