Charlotte Olga BORLAUG b. 22 Aug 1919 Saude, Chickasaw County, Iowa, U.S.A. d. 13 May 2012 Evans Memorial Home, 1010 North Elm Street, Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, U.S.A. 52136: Culbert Family Genealogy Project
Charlotte Olga BORLAUG

Charlotte Olga BORLAUG

Female 1919 - 2012  (92 years)

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  • Name Charlotte Olga BORLAUG  [1
    Born 22 Aug 1919  Saude, Chickasaw County, Iowa, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 13 May 2012  Evans Memorial Home, 1010 North Elm Street, Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, U.S.A. 52136 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • CRESCO - Memorial services for Charlotte O. Culbert of Cresco were held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 21, 2012 at the United Methodist Church in Cresco.  Interment was held in Oak Lawn Cemetery in Cresco.  Friends were to call on Sunday from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Cresco and one hour before services at the church.  Charlotte, 92, died Sunday, May 13, 2012 at the Evans Memorial Home in Cresco.  Charlotte Olga Culbert was born Aug. 22, 1919, in rural Saude, Iowa, the daughter of Henry Oliver and Clara (Vaala) Borlaug.  She attended local schools and graduated from Cresco High School.  The following two years she taught country school in New Oregon Township near Saude.  On June 2, 1940, she married Leonard C. Culbert at the Saude Lutheran Church.  Charlotte was a homemaker, director of the Peter Pan Daycare before her retirement.  She enjoyed many activities and clubs including United Methodist Church, UMW, teaching Sunday school, the Oak Lawn Cemetery Association, Howard County Historical Society, 20th Century Club, the Cedar Falls Retired School Personal and visiting with her many friends.  Charlotte lived her entire life in Howard County except for a few months after marriage.  It was said that Charlotte and Leonard not only raised crops and livestock on their farm northwest of Cresco but lots of love.  Survivors include a daughter: Jeannine Horton of Broken Arrow, Okla.; two sons: Rodney and his wife Patricia of Warsaw, Minn. and L. B. "Bud" and his wife Sherry of Granite Shoals, Texas; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.  Charlotte was preceded in death by her husband: Leonard in 1997; a son-in-law: David Horton in 2012; her parents; a brother: Norman Borlaug; and a sister Palma Behrens.  In lieu of flowers donations may be made to: Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation, Cresco United Methodist Church or Saude Lutheran Church.
    Buried 21 May 2012  Oak Lawn Cemetery, Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I14070  Culbert | Branch: Isaac Culbert (I18000), born abt. 1800, Ireland. Family migrated to Canada and then Iowa, U.S.A.
    Last Modified 6 Dec 2019 

    Father Henry Oliver BORLAUG,   b. Abt 1890,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Clara VAALA,   b. Abt 1894,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F5049  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Leonard C. CULBERT,   b. Abt. 1918, Iowa, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1997  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Married 2 Jun 1940  Saude Lutheran Church, Saude, Chickasaw County, Iowa, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
    +1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Last Modified 6 Dec 2019 
    Family ID F2663  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Aug 1919 - Saude, Chickasaw County, Iowa, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Jun 1940 - Saude Lutheran Church, Saude, Chickasaw County, Iowa, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 May 2012 - Evans Memorial Home, 1010 North Elm Street, Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, U.S.A. 52136 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 21 May 2012 - Oak Lawn Cemetery, Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Charlotte Olga Borlaug Culbert
    Charlotte Olga Borlaug Culbert
    from obituary

  • Notes 
    • Cresco Times Plain Dealer - Cresco, IA, 30 Dec 2008, TPD's Year in Review - Second Half of 2008, July through December, ttp://www.crescotimes.com/news/x1621228084/TPD-s-Year-in-Review-
      Second-Half-of-2008-July-through-December, viewed 7 Jan 2009
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      "Editors Note: The following is a week-by-week review of the top stories that took place during the second half of 2008 taken from the pages of the Times Plain Dealer. The first half of the year appeared in the Dec. 24 edition....Sept. 24 - Charlotte Culbert, sister to Dr. Norman Borlaug, will represent her family as grand marshal for the first annual Norman Borlaug Harvest Fest...."

      Cresco Times Plain Dealer, 13 Sep 2011, 4th Annual 'INSPIRE' Education Day to kick off weekend festival, http://www.crescotimes.com/articles/2011/09/13/news/doc4e6f6b0bc313a727441196.txt, viewed 19 Sep 2011 [image - Last year, then 91-year-old Charlotte Culbert, Cresco resident and sister of 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Norman Borlaug told some of the area's youth that her brother had always wanted children to come to the farm for educational purposes. (Photo by Keri Bugenhagen / TPD)]
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      "CRESCO. On Friday, Sept. 16, INSPIRE Education Day will kick off Norman Borlaug Harvest Fest. Many students from area schools as well as community members are invited and encouraged to attend the event, held at the Boyhood Home of Dr. Borlaug (19518 200th St., Cresco, Iowa). The farm is located three miles northwest of Protivin, Iowa...." [Note: She also participated on 9/16/2011 at age 92.]

  • Sources 
    1. [S655] Cresco Times Plain Dealer, 22 May 2012, Charlotte Culbert, 92, http://www.crescotimes.com/articles/2012/05/22/obituaries/doc4fbbc1691 8778218032326.txt, viewed 1 Jun 2012.
      See Notes

    2. [S655] Cresco Times Plain Dealer, 22 May 2012, Charlotte Culbert, 92, http://www.crescotimes.com/articles/2012/05/22/obituaries/doc4fbbc1691 8778218032326.txt, viewed 1 Jun 2012.
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