Charlotte Anne Kirkegaard

Charlotte A. Kirkegaard, age 94, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2026, at Faith Lutheran Home in Osage, after a short battle with heart disease.

Charlotte was born on January 5, 1932, in Lindsay, Nebraska, to Ferdinand and Odetta (Thomazin) Pearson. She graduated from high school in Genoa, Nebraska and attended Luther College in Wahoo, Nebraska and later Dana College, in Blair, Nebraska. There she met Anton Kirkegaard and the rest is their history together.

Charlotte married Anton Kirkegaard in Lindsay, Nebraska on August 22, 1954. They lived in numerous places across Iowa where Anton served as pastor - Hamlin, Underwood, Monticello, Inwood and Ft. Dodge. When Anton retired, they moved to Osage where Charlotte resided until her death. Charlotte taught school in a one room school in her early career. She later continued in the education field as a substitute teacher in numerous school districts across Iowa. For many years she also marketed World Book encyclopedias. She was a seamstress from the age of 7 and over her lifetime became known for her keen eye in creating amazing wedding dresses, sometimes from as little as a picture. In the 60’s she began her outreach for Lutheran World Relief and sewed and assembled more than 4000 quilts that were shipped around the world in the decades that followed. She was internationally recognized by LWR in 2026 for her decades of quilting ministry for the church. She was an avid reader, loved to make cookies and her famous cinnamon rolls and was very proud of her family – children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Preceding Charlotte in death were her parents; her husband, Anton Kirkegaard, her brother, Roger Pearson, and her beloved grandson, Sgt. Jacob Hutchinson.

Survivors include her family; three children, four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Her son - Scot Kirkegaard and husband, Kenny live in Liverpool, New York and their son, Christian and wife, Jenny of Baldwinsville, New York and their children Rex and Ainsley. Her daughters Sarah and Sela - Sarah Campbell and husband, Mark live in Osage and their children, Simon and wife, Laura of Cedar Falls and their daughters Perry and Sloane; and Chloe and husband, Ben of Osage and their sons Oliver and Leo. Sela is married to Mark Hackert, and they live in Cedar Rapids. Her children are Jacob Hutchinson (deceased) and Maya Gonlubol, who lives with her husband Jeremiah and their son Marigold in Cedar Rapids. Mark’s sons, Tory Hackert (Alyx), Quinn Hackert (Katie) and Lincoln Hackert (Amanda) and 5 step great grandchildren and one on the way.

A Celebration of Life is taking place on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., with a visitation being held one hour prior at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Osage. The service will be livestreamed at https://www.youtube.com/@OurSaviorsOsage/streams and available after the service on https://www.youtube.com/@OurSaviorsOsage/videos.

Hoff Celebrations - Champion Chapel of Osage oversees arrangements, 641-7321-3706.