Charlotte Anne Bushnell

02/09/1926 - 04/11/2011

BUSHNELL, Charlotte Anne
(Age 85)

Charlotte Anne Bushnell, 85, of Liberty Lake, Washington (formerly of the Silver Valley) passed away April 11, 2011 at Hospice of Spokane. She is now with her loving husband Wayne, in the presence of God. Charlotte was born February 9, 1926 in Milaca, Minnesota; she was the daughter of Joseph and Mary Heisler. The family moved a short time later to Fargo, North Dakota, where she grew up in a loving home with her three sisters and three brothers. Charlotte graduated and went on to college at Moorehead State University, where she majored in music. After making a few records as a trio with a few of her close friends, they decided to head West and pursue teaching careers. They made it as far as Kellogg, Idaho, where they were offered teaching jobs. In no time, they came to love this small mining community.

It was in Kellogg, where she met her life partner Wayne Bushnell, a hard working maintenance mechanic and welder at the Bunker Hill Company. They were married June 29, 1949 in Fargo, North Dakota, which was the start of a fifty-one year life together. They had four children, two girls and two boys, who they spent their lives caring and providing a warm, and loving Christian home. Charlotte took time off from her teaching career while her children were young, but returned later and completed seventeen years in the Kellogg School District; the final years as a seventh grade language arts teacher.

Charlotte continued her teaching and love for music by singing at St. Rita's Catholic Church in the choir and eventually directing the choir in her later years. Over her many years in Kellogg, she sang in many weddings, funerals and church events. Charlotte was a beautiful soloist and loved to share her music with others. Charlotte and Wayne devoted a great deal of time and effort to the Catholic Church and served in many capacities during their time in Kellogg. They were also very open with any gathering in God's name and were involved and active whenever two or more were gathered in his name and they could muster an invitation. Charlotte was a fifty year plus member and very active in the Catholic Daughters, where she held numerous local and state offices; she was also a member of the Altar Society.

Charlotte is survived by four children Becky Lockard of Monroe, Washington, Terry Bushnell and wife Cathe of Spokane, Washington, Danny Bushnell of Vancouver, Washington and Patti Paulsen and her husband Ron of Thompson Falls, Montana; thirteen grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren; one sister Jan Tobin of Mount Vernon, Washington; Charlotte also has a host of loving and special relatives from the Bushnell and Heisler families, she loved and cared for. She was preceded in death by her husband Wayne, her parents Joe and Mary and her sisters and brothers, Dorinne, Ione, Tom, Ed and Joseph.

Rosary services will be held on Friday, April 15, 2011, at 5:30 P.M. at the Kellogg Funeral Chapel of Kellogg, Idaho with Father Tom Loucks officiating. And a Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at the St. Rita's Catholic Church of Kellogg with Father Tom Loucks serving as celebrant. Burial will be held at the Greenwood Cemetery of Kellogg.

The family suggest that memorials may be made to Hospice of Spokane (where she peacefully awaited her entry into the Kingdom of Heaven) 367 E. 7th Ave., Spokane, WA. 99202 or to the St. Rita's Catholic Church, 25 Kellogg Ave., Kellogg, Idaho 83837.

You may sign Charlotte's on-line guest book at www.shoshonefuneralservice.com SHOSHONE FUNERAL SERVICES KELLOGG, ID . is entrusted with funeral arrangements.