Charlotte Hayes Walters

Charlotte Hayes Walters, age 97, loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed peacefully on March 20, 2026 in Norwalk, CT. She was the sixth of seven children born on February 6, 1929 in Arlington, MA to Gladys and Edmund Hayes. She graduated from St. Joseph College in 1950 with a teaching degree and began her career at the lower elementary grade level. Her love of the mountains, nature and skiing led her to Denver, CO where she taught in the Denver public school system. It was there where she met the love of her life, Robert Guy Walters Sr. and were married on December 30, 1954. Together they had five children. In 1963 she and her husband, Robert, were transferred to Lincoln, NE and resided there until 1984. She supported her husband throughout his career and his advancements lead them back to CT living in Stamford and later her “happy place” Dickinson Lane in Essex, CT.

Charlotte was known for her incredible knowledge of history and art and that along with her zest for international travel made her conversations enticing, interesting and memorable. She was a dedicated docent and volunteer at the Florence Griswold Museum, the Connecticut River Museum, and The Pratt House Museum. She will forever be remembered for her flare of making her homes a showcase of the things she loved most, art and history. Charlotte was also blessed with a creative mind and was apparent in everything she touched. She was loved and adored by many, and nothing made her happier than sing-a-longs and tending to her garden.

Charlotte was preceded in death by Robert Guy Walters Sr. her beloved husband and is survived by her 5 children, Robert Guy Walters Jr. (Patricia), Sunrise, FL, Ann Scott, (Patrick) Clarendon Hills, IL, Gini Way (Radd), Overland Park, KS, John Walters (Laura), Foster City, CA and Julia Walters Curanaj (Peter), Stamford, CT, 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

A Public Visitation will be held on Friday, March 27, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Robinson, Wright & Weymer Funeral Home, 34 Main Street, Centerbrook, CT. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 14 Prospect Street, Essex, CT, on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 10:30 am. Burial will follow at the Riverview Cemetery, North Main Street, Essex. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in memory of Charlotte may be given to: https://ctrivermuseum.org/ memorial-gifts/