Charlotte Arlene Vasseur, age 83, died December 27, 2021, in Manhattan, Kansas.&nbsp; She was born September 21, 1938, to Otis and Mary Francis (Smith) Mailen in Clay Center, Kansas.&nbsp; Charlotte was a graduate of Clay Center Community High School. She worked in personnel as a federal employee for decades. Charlotte and her family lived in Clay Center off and on for several years before making their home in Manhattan in 1997. Charlotte was an avid reader and enjoyed crocheting. She collected cookbooks from different regions of the world that she visited and compiled her own personal cookbooks from recipes she found from those different countries.&nbsp; Above all other hobbies Charlotte loved to travel. She along with her daughter and sisters traveled all over the United States and various other countries.&nbsp; Charlotte was a Daughter of the American Revolution. She is preceded in death by her parents, and sisters, Shirley Kimball and Janice Mailen

Sister: Mary Jane Patterson of Denver, CO

Funeral Services:&nbsp; A Celebration of Life will take place in the spring&nbsp;

Memorials:&nbsp;&nbsp;St. Jude Childrens Hospital c/o the funeral home

Charlotte Arlene Vasseur, age 83, died December 27, 2021, in Manhattan, Kansas.&nbsp; She was born September 21, 1938, to Otis and Mary Francis (Smith) Mailen in Clay Center, Kansas.&nbsp; Charlotte was a graduate of Clay Center Community High School. She worked in personnel as a federal employee for decades. Charlotte and her family lived in Clay Center off and on for several years before making their home in Manhattan in 1997. Charlotte was an avid reader and enjoyed crocheting. She collected cookbooks from different regions of the world that she visited and compiled her own personal cookbooks from recipes she found from those different countries.&nbsp; Above all other hobbies Charlotte loved to travel. She along with her daughter and sisters traveled all over the United States and various other countries.&nbsp; Charlotte was a Daughter of the American Revolution. She is preceded in death by her parents, and sisters, Shirley Kimball and Janice MailenSurvivors:Daughter: Donna Vasseur of Manhattan, KSBrother: Edward Mailen of Fort Worth, TXSister: Mary Jane Patterson of Denver, COSeveral nieces and nephewsFuneral Services:&nbsp; A Celebration of Life will take place in the spring&nbsp;Memorials:&nbsp;&nbsp;St. Jude Childrens Hospital c/o the funeral home