Charlotta Gregory

Charlotta Gregory (née Pinketti), age 95, of Yonkers, New York, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 25, 2025, surrounded by the love and care of her devoted family.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Charlotta was one of four children of Charles and Magdalena Pinketti. She graduated from Hallahan Catholic High School in the Class of 1946 and went on to work as a secretary at Villanova College, an opportunity she took great pride in and often spoke of with fondness.

Charlotta’s life changed forever when she met the love of her life, Hugo Gregory, at a family gathering. The two fell deeply in love and were married on March 11, 1950, in St. Alice's Church in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. Their wedding was held swiftly, as Hugo was preparing to be deployed overseas in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. By a stroke of fate, Hugo's unit was shipped out without him, and he remained stateside.

The couple began their married life in the Bronx, where they welcomed their first child, Michael. Soon after, they made their home in Yonkers, where they raised their daughter, Alice, and lived for the remainder of their lives together.

Charlotta embraced her role as a full-time homemaker with unmatched grace, dedication, and love. With Hugo working nights for NY Daily News & NY Times, Charlotta became the heart of the household, nurturing, educating, and guiding her children. She was their teacher, cheerleader, counselor, and caregiver. She attended every school play and sporting event and proudly served as a Daisy Troop Leader for her daughter. Being a homemaker was her true calling, and she flourished in every moment.

A woman of deep Catholic faith, Charlotta was a devoted parishioner of both St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church and St. John the Baptist Church in Yonkers. Her faith sustained her throughout life’s trials and triumphs, especially during the greatest sorrow of her life, the sudden and heartbreaking loss of her son Michael in 1957 at the tender age of five.

Charlotta found joy in simple pleasures and special traditions. She loved taking her children to the beach at Sherwood Park during the summer and later enjoyed boating with Hugo after he purchased a boat in Norwalk, Connecticut. She and Hugo also cherished traveling together to exotic destinations, including Bermuda and Martinique, creating memories that would last a lifetime.

Charlotta was known among family and friends for her extraordinary Italian cooking, especially her legendary sauce and meatballs.  She was also known for her impeccable organization. She was the glue that held her family together through every season of life. Though strong-willed at times, her determination, loyalty, and boundless love for her family never wavered.

Above all, Charlotta was a loving wife, a nurturing mother, and a proud Nanny to her grandchildren. This past March she and Hugo celebrated their 75th Wedding Anniversary.  This was certainly an enduring testament to their love, commitment, and unbreakable bond.

Charlotta’s legacy lives on in the hearts of all who were blessed to know her. She will be remembered always for her strength, warmth, and the quiet yet profound impact she had on the lives around her.

Charlotta is survived by her husband Hugo Gregory of Yonkers, her daughter Alice Scheiner and her husband Laurence of Wayne, NJ, one sister Rita Gallagher and her husband Chuck of Pennsylvania, one brother Charles Pinketti and his wife Marlene of Pennsylvania, two grandchildren: Alyssa Scheiner along with her fiancé Joe of Somerville, MA, and Michael Scheiner of Philadelphia, PA.  Charlotta was predeceased by her son Michael Gregory (1957), her brother Louis Pinketti (2014) and his wife Louisa (2015).