Charlotte “Chubby” C. Carter, 97 of Sioux City passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2026. A Funeral Mass will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, May 1, 2026 at the Holy Spirit Retirement HomeChapel in Sioux City. A graveside service will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, May 2, 2026 at Hillview Cemetery in Isabel, South Dakota. 

Charlotte was born December 31, 1928 to Fred and Gail (Crank) Carter in Isabel, SD. As a young girl the family moved to Firesteel, SD which was a small town close to Isabel. Charlotte and her sister Sarah attended grade school in Firesteel but had to travel to Isabel for high school where they lived at a boarding house with five other girls during the school week. They would eagerly look forward to Friday when they would be excused early to catch the train called the Galloping Goose back to Firesteel for the weekend. Charlotte very much enjoyed living in Firesteel where she said everyone was friends and like one big family.

After high school Charlotte enrolled in Stewart’s School of Hair Styling in Aberdeen, SD. Following graduation, she worked as a licensed beautician in Isabel at Sarah’s Beauty Salon which was owned by her sister Sarah Lofgren. She worked at Sarah’s Beauty Salon for many years before the solutions and hair spray started to irritate her hands and bother her throat. She then accepted employment with the Dewey County Bank Isabel branch where she worked for many years before becoming employed in the Dewey County Director of Equalization’s office in Timber Lake, SD where she worked until retiring and moving to Sioux City, IA with her sister Sarah and Sarah’s husband Myron. It wasn’t long after moving to Sioux City before Charlotte decided she wasn’t quite ready for retirement and began working part-time at Midwest Alarm Company and Shopko where she could interact with customers. Charlotte truly enjoyed her interactions with the customers at Shopko and the opportunity to visit with them which reminded her of her early years working at Elfrink’s grocery store in Isabel where she was a favorite with the kids who visited the store. Charlotte was also very active in the Isabel community and St. Mary’s Catholic Church where she was a member of the ladies Guild. Charlotte also loved music and was the piano player in the Dakota Travelers dance band along with her brother Lloyd who played the trumpet, her father Fred who played the drums, and Alvin Burke on the saxophone.

Charlotte is survived by her nieces Marva McMillen of Sioux Falls, SD, and Maxine (Brock) Hutchinson of Dakota Dunes, SD; nephews Marlon (Laurie) Lofgren of Omaha, NE, and Marty (Kathy) Lofgren of Edmond, OK; and many great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Fred and Gail Carter, brother Lloyd Carter and sister-in-law Lorraine Carter, sisters Freida Carter and Sarah Lofgren, brother-in-law Myron Lofgren and nephew-in-law Larry McMillen.

Special thanks to the Holy Spirit Retirement Home staff and Rhonda Capron with Rhonda’s Senior Support Services for their compassionate care. Charlotte enjoyed her visits with Rhonda, especially the car rides around Sioux City or to Dairy Queen for ice cream.

Memorial contributions may be directed to Holy Spirit Retirement Home.