Charlotte Fogel

Born April 17, 1928, in Stamford, Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late Harry Karp & Marian Feinsod Karp.

Charlotte was predeceased by her loving husband, Hyman Fogel; her parents; her brother, Charles Karp; and her sister, Sonya Lukas.

Charlotte is survived by her children: Robin and her husband Chris, Marc and his wife Megan, and David and his wife Gail; her three grandchildren: Shaina and her husband Arturo, Samantha and her husband Miguel, and Joshua and his wife Ivonne; two of her sisters-in-law Diane Karp and Toby Berger; along with a large community of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Charlotte received her bachelor's degree in education from The New Haven State Teachers College and was an early childhood educator in Stamford public and private schools while she raised her three children.

After Robin finished college, Charlotte pursued her interest in psychology first by getting a master’s degree in counseling from the University of Bridgeport and, finding that her professional interests required it, a Master of Social Work at Adelphi University.

Charlotte’s second act was as a case manager, clinical supervisor, and therapist. She worked with the visiting nurses in Norwalk, CT, making home visits to patients with psychiatric illnesses. She then directed a day program for adults with chronic mental illness at the F.S. Dubois Center in Stamford, CT. At the same time, she saw private patients in her home office. Charlotte was known to her clients as well as her friends as someone they could talk to, a true listener, an asker of important questions, and someone who was genuinely interested in the experiences of those around her, who cared deeply about what people had to say.

Charlotte and Hy explored the world, traveling abroad alone and with friends in Western Europe, as well as Turkey, the Caribbean, Israel, South America, Canada, and China. Without previous experience, they also became boaters. First, it was power boating, but they switched to sail when Charlotte decided they should minimize their oil consumption during the gas crisis of the 1970s. Charlotte loved that sailboat (naturally named “Charlotte’s Web”) so much that she spent afternoons at the Halloween Yacht Club dock after work, detailing the brightwork.

It was with some reluctance that Charlotte agreed to Hy’s request for retirement in 1991. They moved to Florida and developed a large community of friends in Granville at Kings Point in Tamarac, where she lived for almost 20 years until she moved to the Horizon Club, joining some of her old Granville friends and making many new ones in the course of playing bridge, singing with the choral group, and analyzing books.

Charlotte was loved by all who knew her, and she made a profound difference in many people’s lives.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Palm Beach County Behavioral Health Coalition in Charlotte Fogel's memory.

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=UJS28B8W6YUTJ

Charlotte will be laid to rest on July 29, 2026, at Star of David Memorial Gardens Cemetery & Funeral Chapel, 7701 Bailey Rd, North Lauderdale, in Section Herzl XV, Lot 1, Space 2833T.