Charlotte Mae Fleig

Charlotte Mae Fleig

Fairfield

Charlotte Mae Fleig, 80, took her last earthly breath at 5:37 a.m., March 21, 2024 and joined her husband, Merrill, on the other side at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa.

Charlotte was born April 3, 1943 in Lone Tree, Iowa, the daughter of Leonard Leroy and Iota Francis Bixby Billman. She married Merrill Eugene Fleig on June 11, 1961 in Washington, Iowa.

Charlotte graduated with the class of 1961 from the Lone Tree Schools. In high school she was involved in 4-H and FFA. The first two years of their marriage, Merrill and Charlotte lived in Pleasant Plain. She was a stay-at-home mom until 1977, when she went to work for Kelley & Morrissey doing abstract work. In 2002 she was elected Jefferson County Recorder until retiring on March 25, 2011.

She was a member of Questers, McElhinny Women’s Club and Victory Club. She was also the family’s genealogist, keeping everyone up to date on births, deaths and weddings. The knowledge she took with her is irreplaceable.

She was preceded in death by her husband Merrill (2007), her parents, Leonard (1976), Iota (2013), and stepfather, Bob Jonson (2006), and brother, Larry Billman (2023).

Survivors include one daughter, Cheryl L. Kurnes and husband Doug of Pulaski, two sons, Marty F. Fleig of Packwood and Micheal L. Fleig and wife Carla of Fairfield; six grandchildren: David & Shelby Kurnes of Drakesville, Michael Kurnes and Tiffany Lindley of Drakesville, Crystal Kurnes and Tricia Riddle of Bloomfield, Leonard Fleig and Bambi Goodwin of Fairfield, Marc and Kyia Fleig of Byron, Minnesota, and John Fleig of Fairfield; five great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral services will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday March 27, 2024, at the Cranston Family Funeral Home in Fairfield, Iowa with Pastor Danny Cary officiating. Burial will be held in the Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield immediately following the service. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday and last until the time of the service. Memorial contributions in Charolotte’s honor may be directed to the McElhinny Women’s Club or to Evergreen Cemetery and left at the funeral home or mailed to the family at 3312 West Jefferson Avenue, Fairfield, IA 52556. Friends may leave online condolences and view livestream of the service at www.cranstonfamilyfuneralhome.com.