(born: October 9, 1925 in Madison, Minnesota)
was born to
Charles Tornbjorn Hovick
(born: May 2, 1873 in Skjold, Norway;
died: February 22, 1948 in Northfield, Minnesota)
and
Inger Pauline Brotten Hovick
(born: January 29, 1884 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota,
died: August 15, 1975 in Northfield, Minnesota)
Charlotte was born in the small town of Madison, Minnesota, near the South Dakota border.
At the age of six months her parents moved the family to Northfield, Minnesota
so that their three daughters could get a good education at St. Olaf College.
