Charlotte Michaelson Frank
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Charlotte Michaelson Frank, age 101 ½ years, died peacefully in Key Biscayne, Florida on June 11, 2023, surrounded by her family. She spent most of her life in Boston, where in addition to raising 4 sons with her husband Eliot, she evolved from a volunteer to a TV producer at WGBH, recorded books for the blind, opened the Shell Gallery in Newton Center, volunteered at many Boston Jewish organizations, including her pride in being one of the first female Board Members and first woman to get an aliyah at Temple Mishkan Tefila. She travelled the world for 19 years with her husband while he helped develop the textile industry in developing countries under the auspices of the United Nations and IESC. She was admired for her wit and wisdom, known for her dedication to her family and friends. A world traveler, she was perpetually engaged and interested in the people and cultures she encountered. She was an avid reader, tennis and bridge player. She always had a story to share and interest in others. She made everyone with whom she spoke feel they were important to her because they were.
She was predeceased by her husband of 49 years Eliot Michaelson in 1991. She was blessed to marry the second love of her life, Seymour (Sy) Frank in 1996, who predeceased her after 21 years of marriage in 2018. She was also predeceased by her siblings Anne, Jeanette and Herbert, her son Phillip (Ronni), stepdaughter Betsy Cohen (Norman), and daughter in law Anne Taylor, and step grandchild Micah Rosenthal. She is survived by her three sons Martin (and his former wife Susan), Jim, and Richard (Allyn), grandchildren Andrew (Kate), Daniel (Tamara), Jane (Pete), Gail, David and Robyn, and great grandchildren Michael, Eva, Leah, Jackson, and Elliott. She is also survived by stepchildren Marcia, Bill (Christine), Matthew, and Ira (Robyn), step grandchildren Rachel Taylor (Christopher) Hannah Taylor (Colin), Aaron Rosenthal, Teddy Rosenthal (Chantal), Jake Rosenthal, Jeremy Kosh, Brianne Devine (Tom), Louis Cohen (Andrina), Michael Frank, Veronica Batchelor (Sean) and Michael Grossman, and step great grandchildren Josephine and Beatrice LeMon, Maeve Duggin, Garrett and Willa Kosh, Noah Eli and Olivia Devine, Luka and Haze Cohen, Lawson Batchelor.
Her graveside funeral is scheduled for Thursday morning at 11:00 am at Mishkan Tefila Cemetery at 2605 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA, and will be accessible via Zoom
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The family invites Mom’s Florida friends to visit on Tuesday, June 13th, from 1:00-4:00pm when Martin, Richard and Allyn will be at 1121 Crandon Blvd, Apartment D108 in Key Biscayne.
Shiva will be observed after the funeral service on Thursday at the home of Ronni Michaelson, 83 Elmwood Road, Wellesley MA, from ~1:00 until 5:00pm, and from 7:00 to 9:00pm including minyan.
Shiva will continue on Friday afternoon on Cape Cod at the home of Richard and Allyn Michaelson, 12 Sheeps Crossing Lane, Woods Hole.
On Monday, June 19th, Richard and Allyn will be at the home of Robert and Michele Shaloff, 13-55 Lyle Terrace, Fair Lawn NJ from 1:00-5:00pm and from 7:00 to 9:00pm, including minyan.
If you wish to honor Charlotte’s life, please consider a donation to a non-profit, charitable organization of your own choosing, or one of Charlotte’s favorites, the Rosenstiel for the Ocean Kids program at UMiami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine Science.