Charlotte M ZEHR (1919-2016)

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth	Dec 14, 1919	Croghan, Lewis, New York, USA
Death	Aug 24, 2016 (age 96)	Lowville, Lewis, New York, USA

Individual Note

LOWVILLE – Charlotte M. Zehr, 96, of Brookside Circle, died Wednesday morning at Lewis County Residential Healthcare Facility.

 

Miss Zehr was born on December 14, 1919 in Croghan, a daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Susianna Lehman Zehr. She attended a one room school house on Mechanic Street in Croghan, NY, and in 1937, graduated from Beaver Falls High School. She went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree from Goshen College, and completed graduate work at The Teacher’s College at Columbia, The University of California, Colorado State, Syracuse, Potsdam, Plattsburgh, and St. Lawrence Universities. It was at St. Lawrence University that she received a Master’s Degree. After one year of teaching in LaHarpe, Illinois, she returned to New York State to teach English at West Carthage High School for three years. In 1945, she became employed at Lowville Academy as an English teacher. She then became a remedial reading teacher, and later, a reading supervisor. In 1957, Miss Zehr was appointed to the position of Elementary Principal for the Lowville Academy and Central School District. She served in that capacity until 1975, when she retired early in order to care for her mother.

 

Miss Zehr was a life-long member of First Mennonite Church, New Bremen, where she was a church Elder and taught Sunday school. She was heavily active in the New York State Teacher’s Association and the Elementary School Principals’ Association. She was a member of the International Reading Association and helped initiate the Black River Valley Reading Council. She was a former member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Watertown, NY. She was also a member of Current Topics of Lowville, and the former president of Lowville Civic Club. After retirement, she volunteered weekly at the Agape Shoppe in Watertown with her sister, Kathleen.

 

Miss Zehr enjoyed reading, knitting, traveling, quilting and gardening.

 

She is survived by a sister-in-law; a niece and her husband; four nephews and their wives; eight grand nieces and nephews; fourteen great-grand nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother, Mark J. Zehr, a sister, Kathleen LaJune Zehr, and a grand nephew, Zachary D. Zehr.

 

Burial:

First Mennonite Church Cemetery

New Bremen

Lewis County

New York, USA