charlotte sargent treadwell

On September 1, 2024 Charlotte Sargent Treadwell slipped away peacefully in Bedford NH after a long illness. She was 92. Charlotte grew up in Lowell, the daughter of Leigh Wakefield Sargent and Jean Howard Sargent, and graduated from Lowell High School in 1949. She married Ernest "Bud" Treadwell who passed away in 2020. They were married for 69 years. Charlotte was a loving and indefatigable caregiver, raising 6 children in a tiny house in Centralville and then taking on 5 foster children until their adoptions. She was active in church (First United Baptist) and school (PTO, teacher's aide), and she made sure that her children had great summers at Lake Massapoag and Greenfield State Park. Charlotte and Bud later moved to New Hampshire to be closer to their children, and for many years she was a beloved librarian at Trinity High School in Manchester NH. She continued to enjoy camping, gardening, time with her grandchildren, and caring for dairy calves in East Washington NH. Charlotte was at home in the kitchen, inspiring several of her children to become great cooks, but her forte was sewing. Beyond clothes and dozens of holiday stuffed toys, she stitched amazing quilts for each and every child and grandchild. Despite developing Alzheimer's dementia and spending her last months in a memory unit, Charlotte always wore an infectious smile. When she became nonverbal, she could still sit with her daughter Heidi at the piano, joyfully singing a hymn without missing a word.

Charlotte is survived by a brother Brian and his wife Lynda of Tyngsboro MA, a son Thomas Leigh Treadwell MD and his wife Meredith Martin MD of Framingham MA, a son Howard Sargent Treadwell of Pinellas Park Fla whose beloved wife Barbara passed away one year ago, a daughter Heidi Rocha and her husband Jerry of Bedford NH, a son Allan Ernest Treadwell and his wife Lori of Washington NH, a son Tracy Kenneth Treadwell of Bedford, and a son-law James Parker MD of Sudbury MA. Her daughter Leah Parker died of breast cancer 14 years ago. Charlotte (cheekily calling herself a proud matriarch) is also survived by 14 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.

At Charlotte's request, services will be private.