Charlotte VornDick

VORNDICK, CHARLOTTE ANNE of Crownsville, Maryland, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2011 at age 72. A native of Arlington, Virginia, she attended St. Charles Borromeo grade school and then Marymount High School. Ms. VornDick graduated from Bon Secours Hospital Catholic School of Nursing in Baltimore, Maryland, and began her nursing career at Georgetown University Hospital where she was Assistant Head Nurse of the Medical Surgical Department, and Charge Nurse of the Pediatric Clinics. In 1968 she moved to Boston, where she served the community as a nurse for 35 years at various medical institutions including Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston City Hospital, and the Boston Public Health Commission. She retired as head of the Continuing Care Department at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, after 27 years of service. At Brigham and Women's Hospital, Ms. VornDick's specialty areas including Discharge Planning, Continuing Care Nursing, and serving as liaison between Patient, Family, Hospital and Home Care Agencies.

Ms. VornDick enjoyed traveling and made several trips abroad. Her favorite destination was London, which she visited every spring. Other interests included singing in a church choir and volunteering with the Boston Marathon, administering water and medical assistance to marathon runners.

Charlotte Anne is survived by two brothers and one sister, and by three nieces and two nephews. Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Murphy Funeral Home, 4510 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia. A Catholic Mass will be held at St. Ann Church, 5300 North 10th Street, Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 2, at 10:30 a.m. with burial immediately at Columbia Gardens Cemetery, 3411 Arlington Blvd., Arlington, VA.