Charlotte (Sally) Joan Klaver

Charlotte (Sally) Joan Klaver, 90, of Story City, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at her home, surrounded by her children. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 200 S. Main Street, Charles City, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastor Russ Leeper and Pastor Steve Frickholm will officiate. Following the service, Charlotte will be laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery in Charles City. A separate celebration of life will be held at a later date at Harvest E-Free Church in Story City. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Suncrest Hospice, 5959 Village View Drive, Suite 100, West Des Moines, IA 50266, in loving memory of Charlotte. Charlotte was born on November 7, 1935, in Independence, Iowa, to Howard and Christine (Anderson) Borland. She earned her bachelor’s degree in education from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in 1965. In 1967, she moved to Charles City, where she faithfully dedicated 29 years to teaching second grade at Lincoln Elementary School, shaping the lives of countless students with patience and care. Charlotte was a devoted woman of faith. She was an active member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church and was involved with Gideons International. After moving to Story City in 1997, she became a member of Harvest E-Free Church, where she continued to grow in her faith and community. She found joy in life’s simple and creative pleasures, including cross-stitching, ceramics, and scrapbooking. Charlotte loved playing the piano and accompanied many of her own children, grandchildren, and others in their recitals as well as playing the organ for many years at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. Charlotte was very committed to her family, whether they were blood relatives or extended family and treated all of them with the same love and devotion. Watching her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and even great-great grandchildren grow and participate in activities were a highlight to her. Holidays and gatherings were often spent with food and fun playing games or putting together jigsaw puzzles. She had a deep interest in genealogy and took great pride in researching and preserving her family’s history, even traveling to see where her relatives came from in Sweden. Those left to cherish her memory include her children: Sharyl (Jeffrey) Dilling, Julia (Daniel) Randall, and Thomas Allenstein; bonus children: Marvin (Linda) Hoy, Alan (Sandy) Hoy, Sandy (Duane) Kellogg, Julie (Bernard) Steiert, Joy Smiley, Karen (Jeff) Hall, and Karleen (Brad) Carlson; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; her sister, Diane (Larry) Crow; and numerous extended family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Marvin Hoy and Kermit Klaver; her infant son, Mark; and her stepsons, Terry Hoy and Errol Hoy.

Charlotte (Sally) Joan Klaver

November 7, 1935 - April 30, 2026

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