Charlotte Pearl “Lottie” Mitchell

Mrs. Charlotte Pearl “Lottie” Mitchell, 103, of Seymour, Indiana, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016, at the Covered Bridge Health Campus.

She was born on April 27, 1912, in Franklin, Indiana, the daughter of the late General and Sarah (Montgomery) Vardiman.

She married Claude Mitchell in April of 1930, who preceded her in death in 1962.

Lottie was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church and the Daughters of Isabella. She had been employed as a nurse’s aide at Schneck Medical Center for many years. Lottie enjoyed baseball and was a Chicago Cubs Fan. At age 101, the staff of Covered Bridge arranged for Lottie the great honor of throwing the first pitch at a Seymour High School Baseball Game. She was always grateful to the Seymour High School Athletics Department, Seymour Baseball Team and Coach Ritchie for giving her this privilege.

Lottie is survived by her daughter, Diana Stewart, sons, Claude Duane (Susan) Mitchell Sr., and Michael Mitchell; four grandchildren, Natalie (Jim) Ercole, Michael (Sara) Mitchell, Jr., Mark (Angela) Mitchell and Jennifer Mitchell; and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, an infant son, Douglas Mitchell; two sisters, two brothers, a grandson, Claude Duane Mitchell, Jr; and son-in-law, Tom Stewart.

Funeral Mass will be at St. Ambrose Catholic Church on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at 10:00 am. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery.

Friends and family may gather at Voss Chapel on Monday, February 29th, from 3 to 7 pm and on Tuesday after 9:00 am until time of funeral mass at St. Ambrose Catholic Church. A Rosary service will be conducted on Monday at Voss Chapel at 2:45 pm.

Memorial checks may be written to St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Seymour.

Arrangements were made through Voss & Sons Funeral Service, Seymour, Indiana.