Charlotte Wissmann Charlotte A. Wissmann
Charlotte A. Wissmann, 88, beloved wife of Robert Wissmann for 69 years, passed away peacefully at East End Hospice Kanas Center in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., the evening of March 2, 2021.
She was born Charlotte Anna Mader on June 23, 1932, in Jackson Heights, N.Y., to father Rudolf Mader and mother Helen Reich Mader, both German immigrants and residents of Whitestone, N.Y. At 19 years old she married Robert Wissmann, an aviation mechanic, on Feb. 23, 1952, at St. Luke’s R.C. Church in Whitestone, N.Y.
Charlotte and her husband were business owners of Bergen Point Yacht Haven in Babylon, N.Y., for many years. Active members of the South Bay Cruising Club, they raced in the Great South Bay from a home port in Brightwaters aboard their sailboats Harpoon, Summerwind, Force 10 and Realization. Sights on farther horizons led to longer races, including ocean voyages to Bermuda. Charlotte was very proud to pr