It was a wonderful day on Sept. 28, 1950, when Charlotte Linda Ramsdell was born. It was a somber day on Feb. 28, 2025 when she left us.

Charlotte wanted to write her own obituary and said she wanted it to be funny. This was confirmed when the mortuary where she had pre-planned her arrangements had written on a sticky note back in 2016 that she was going to do her own obituary and bring it back in to them. She never returned with her funny, written by herself obituary, so here I am trying to write a humorous obituary for her when we miss her terribly.

She graduated from Aberdeen High School and left the Harbor for a few years to sow some wild oats in the Bellingham area. After she was exhausted from her off the grid experiences, she returned to Cosmopolis to settle in for the rest of her days.

When she returned she cared for her father and several other elderly folks in Cosmopolis. The cooking, cleaning, and shopping she did for everyone was all voluntary.

She was a very talented sketch artist. She worked for over 30 years for the City of Cosmopolis as a janitor; during COVID her position was no longer needed and she never returned to employment. She loved her city of Cosmopolis deeply and in the last year was distraught over the city’s ongoing troubling times. We would receive lots of phone calls after she would read her The Daily World newspaper about the City of Cosmopolis woes.

She loved to walk in the woods and spent lots of time just sitting in Mill Creek Park. Before she was given a car by her nephew a few years ago, she walked to work. Rain, snow, sleet, or hail but not barefoot (trying to make this funny for her), she would pick up any trash she found along the way. She also loved gardening and when she was able to she would weed the city landscaping that was nearby her home.

She was misunderstood as “the crazy cat lady” by those who weren’t close to her. It would anger her to see any animal not being taken care of. She was a strong advocate for any living creature and especially cats. Her three cats were her life (yes, she only had three, so not the typical crazy cat lady). Her fur babies were Leo, Sammy, and Itty, and they were spoiled with her affection and care. She would splurge on them and live her life very frugal.

She didn’t want any of us to go out of our way for her but she was always very concerned for our well being and would have done anything to help. She was a very unique lady with a great sense of humor, hence her wanting to have a light hearted obituary, which I feel I am failing at, dang her for not getting this done before she left us, she had nine years!

She remembered everything, and her historical knowledge was endless. When her quirky sense of humor comments were made, she would always follow with the statement “you know I am kidding, right?” We truly will miss the laughter she brought us!

She is survived by her sister (Sue Downey), her brother (Ray Ramsdell), and her sister-in-law (Jeannette Esterbrook). She was exceeded in death by both her parents (Chester and Lucille Ramsdell), her brother (Leon Esterbrook) and her sisters (Linda Winkle and Diane Ledesma). If you would like to reach out to the family, please do so through Harrison Family Mortuary www.harrisonfamilymortuary.com