Charlotte VanPelt, 86, passed away at Hackensack Meridian Nursing and Rehab in Shrewsbury April 25. She was born in Long Branch to the late Bradford and Charlotte (Dangler) Rogers and she had previously lived in Red Bank and Jackson before living in Shrewsbury.
Charlotte worked as an activities director for Leisure Park in Jackson for 25 years before retiring.
She is predeceased by her parents; her husband Richard VanPelt; and her siblings, Bradford, Donald, Billy and Ruth.
Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Roy and Mary Jennings of Holmdel; her daughter Ruthlyn Ryan of Long Island, New York; five grandchildren, Kristen, Marla, Amanda, Matthew and Roy Jr.; and two great-grandchildren, Liam and Jack.
All arrangements are private and under the care of the John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made in Charlotte’s memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Please visit Charlotte’s memorial website at johnedayfuneralhome.com.Â
The article originally appeared in the April 30 – May 6, 2020 print edition of The Two River Times.
