Charlotte W. Thorpe

Charlotte W. Thorpe, 93, of Deep River passed away peacefully on December 15, 2019.  She was born in Westbrook, CT on October 28, 1926 to the late Frank and Olive (Chapman) Washburn.

Charlotte was a lifelong resident of Deep River and retired from Chesebrough Ponds in 1989.  She was a member of Club 60 in Deep River and was also a member of the Deep River Congregational Church choir.  She was a devoted Mother and Grandmother, and will be sadly missed.

Charlotte leaves behind her six children, David (Rita) Thorpe of Deep River, Debbie (Don) Kehoe of Florida, Dan Thorpe of Arizona, Darryl (Susan) Thorpe of Ivoryton, Sally (Peter) Waz of Deep River and Renee (Sandy) Alonzo of Deep River as well as Grandchildren, Shelly (Kevin) Kozcek of Virginia, Erin (Ian) MacDonald of Florida, Justin (Niki) Waz of Deep River, Brooke Kehoe of Florida, Melissa Thorpe of New York, Eli (Danielle) Thorpe of Arizona and Jenni Thorpe of Ivoryton, and Great Grandchildren, Jackson and Reese MacDonald, Hunter and Katarina Koscek, , Jaxon Thorpe and Julia Waz.  Charlotte also leaves behind a Niece, Beverly Thorpe of Westbrook, Nephew Bud Thorpe of NYC and Sister Dorothy C. Washburn of Westbrook.  She was predeceased by a Sister Lucille (Washburn) Thorpe.

A memorial service will be held at The First Congregational Church Deep River on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. with a reception to follow.  Burial will be private at a later date at Cypress Cemetery in Westbrook. Memorial donations may be made to Middlesex Hospice, c/o Middlesex Hospital.  Keenan Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements.

The family would like to thank the Hospice Unit for taking such good care of Mom.

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