The building of the Alaska Railroad took several years to complete starting with the congressional appropriation in 1914 and ending with the completion of the Mears Bridge at Nenana in
On July 8, 2021, Charlotte Hartle, 88, entered Heaven due to complications following a stroke.
She was born on July 16, 1932, in West Newton, Pa., the daughter of the late Charles W. and Mary (Povirk) Bergman. She was united in marriage to Dr John E. Hartle on June 1, 1953, in West Newton. They relocated to Everett and were happily married for 40 years. She was preceded in death by John in 1994 and by her half-brother, Charles E. Bergman.
Charlotte is survived by her two sons, Richard and Mark, and three daughters: Lisa Hartle, Amy Stabnau and Rebecca Hartle. She is also survived by three grandsons: Andrew, Alex, and Jonathan, and three granddaughters: Laura, Elizabeth, and Anne; and many nieces and nephews.