Charlotte Neslie

Obituary of Charlotte G. Neslie

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CHARLOTTE GEIS NESLIE, age 85, a long-time resident of Willow Grove died on January 1, 2012. She was the wife of the late George C. Neslie, for 27 years, until his death in 1995. Born in Elkins Park, PA, she was the daughter of the late Leonard B. Geis, Sr. and the late Jessamine Haile Geis. She graduated from Cheltenham High School in 1944. Charlotte earned her degree in education from Beaver College, now Arcadia University, in 1948. She, briefly, taught physical education in the Philadelphia Schools System prior to her marriage to Arthur Wilke. They later divorced. An avid and gifted golfer, Charlotte was a former member of Cedarbrook County Club and Whitemarsh Country Club. She was a member of Huntingdon Valley County Club where she consecutively received the trophy for the club championship ten times from 1974-1982 and then again in 1986. She had also received the trophy for the HVCC Intra-club Team Championships 7 times and in 1990 won the HVCC Grandmothers' cup. She and her late husband, George C. Neslie, had won the HVCC Kenneth Meinken Memorial tournament consecutively from 1975 - 1979 and then a gain in 1983. In 1977, she and George Neslie, Jr., won the WGAPO Griscom Cup awarded for the parent -child tournament. In 1985, she was recognized for her Hole-in-One on the 13th hole at Huntingdon Valley Country Club. In 2008, the first Charlotte Neslie Cup was played at Huntingdon Valley Country Club. Charlotte was a long-time member of the Huntingdon Valley Garden Club and was a board member and chairperson of the Garden Club at Twin Brooks. She is survived by her brother, Leonard B. Geis, Jr. and by her step-children; George C. Neslie, Jr. and Lynne D. Flis. Her memorial service e will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2012, St. Thomas' Church Whitemarsh, Bethlehem Pike and Camp Hill Road, Fort Washington. A reception will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Abington Memorial Hospital Hospice, 2510 Maryland Road, Suite 250, Willow Grove, Pa 19090 or to J. Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship, P.O. Box 808 Southeastern, PA 19399.
Thursday
12
January

Memorial Service

2:00 pm
Thursday, January 12, 2012
St. Thomas' Church Whitemarsh, Fort Washington, PA
Bethlehem Pike And Camp Hill Road Fort
Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
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