- Date Of Birth: October 28, 1939
- Date Of Death: May 20, 2022
- State: Maryland
Charlette Louise Pokorny, 82, passed away on May 20, 2022 while in rehabilitation recovering from complications caused by a stroke. She is preceded in death by her loving and cherished husband, Anthony, and her parents Elsie and Paul Mongold. She is survived by her son Gregory Mazzella, daughter-in-law Amy, and adored grandchildren Anthony (Gina), and Marissa; sister Eloise (Olen) and brother Paul (Louise), and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Charlette was born and raised in northeast West Virginia, moving with her parents to Maryland in her early twenties.
She enjoyed an active and independent life into her eighties. Charlette was always on the go, making friends wherever she went. She could, and would, start a conversation with anyone and everyone. Her favorite dessert was pie – mostly the cream varieties, although, she would sample any flavor.
She loved to shop, always looking for a deal and never afraid to return an item that wasn’t exactly what she wanted. Charlette was highly creative and artistic. She could work in most mediums and what she didn’t know she would teach herself, not timid to jump in and try something new. Although her family knows her many talents, she is best known in crafting circles for holiday wreaths. Charlette’s wreaths were sought out by return customers and she would do custom orders as well.
Charlette was raised in a Christian home, which she carried into adulthood. She passed her faith on to her family and ministered to others whenever she had the chance. She was a woman of strong faith, which she kept until the very end. She was very active in the Nichols-Bethel United Methodist Church – serving on several committees, helping out with numerous events throughout the years, and leading the United Methodist Women more than once. Through involvement in Church activities, she met the women in the Covenant Discipleship group through which she made decades-long friendships.
She loved her family and being with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was always doting on them and concerned that they had what they needed to succeed.
Charlette lit up any room she entered and will be dearly missed, not just by her family, but by her many friends and the friends she did not yet have the chance to meet.
