Charlotte Neeb Obituary

Charlotte Elaine Bennett Neeb passed into eternal life on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at her home in Westminster, Maryland. Born on February 21, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Theodore Bennett and Eizabeth Virginia Allen Bennett. Charlotte graduated from Franklin High School in 1947. She worked for Butler Brothers in Baltimore, and then for General Deveraux, Congressman. Next door to his offices in Pikesville, she met the love of her life in her grandparents' bakery. Charlotte married John Edwin Neeb in 1952. They were married for 60 years at the time of his passing in 2013. When she gave birth to her first child, she became a homemaker and for the rest of her years, she poured her heart and soul into her very large family. Charlotte enjoyed cooking, crafting, sewing, was a talented cake decorator, and made beautiful quilts. She loved the Lord, made many baptism gowns for her family, quilts and baby blankets too. She was an avid Orioles fan and loved to play games with family and friends, especially croquet and Carrom. Charlotte was a former member of Ames United Methodist Church. Surviving are Charlotte's children: Paul Neeb and his wife Freda, Barbara Shreeve, Andrew Neeb and his wife Karen, Dianne Eff and her husband Greg, and Laura Valente and her husband John. Also surviving are 8 grandchildren: Kacie Neeb and husband Todd Phillips, Emily Shreeve, Ryan Shreeve, Lydia Egolf and husband Zac, Olivia Eff, Nicholas Eff and fiancée Maggie Knaeur, Audrey Valente and Mary Valente, and great-grandson, Oliver Egolf. Charlotte was preceded in death by her husband, her infant son, John Neeb, her beloved sister, Joan Harden, and her brother, John Bennett. The family will receive visitors on Thursday, January 22, from 2-4 and 6-8 pm at the ECKHARDT FUNERAL CHAPEL, P.A., 3296 Charmil Drive, Manchester, MD, where a funeral service will be held on Friday, January 23, at 10 am. Interment to follow in Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, MD. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be offered to In Touch Ministries or the American Heart Association. Arrangements are by the ECKHARDT FUNERAL CHAPEL, P.A., Manchester, MD. Online condolences may be offered at www.eckhardtfuneralchapel.com