Charlotte Marshall Phalen, 87, Carson City, Nev., a native of Luverne, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, in Carson City.
Services were Saturday, Sept. 1, at Walton's Carson Gardens in Carson City.
Charlotte Marshall was born to William and Ada Marshall on June 6, 1914, on a farm near Luverne. She attended rural school District 24 in Rock County and graduated from Luverne High School in 1931. She received a two-year diploma from Winona Teachers College in 1933 and graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno, Nev., in 1958 with a bachelor of science in elementary education. She taught in rural school in Pipestone and Rock County for 15 years and Hawthorne, Nev., Elementary School for 21 years.
She married Joseph Phalen on Nov. 3, 1934, in Luverne. They lived in Jasper from 1938 to 1953 and then moved to Hawthorne.
They moved to Carson City in 1974 to enjoy their retirement years. Mrs. Phalen was active as a volunteer and a member of educational and retirement groups in Carson City. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Carson City.
Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Delores and Don Pringle, Carson City, Azalia and Roy Alexander, Towanda, Kan., and Cheryl and Danny Nelson, Elk Grove, Calif.; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Phalen was preceded in death by her husband in 1991.