Charla Joy Wolff (80) of Mason

Charla Joy Wolff, 80, of Mason, Illinois, passed away on February 17, 2025, at Stone Bridge Memory Care in Mount Vernon, Illinois.

Funeral services will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altamont, Illinois at 11 AM on Saturday, February 22, 2025. Visitation will be held at Immanuel from 4:00 to 7:00 PM on Friday, February 21 and also for one hour before the service on February 22, 2025. Memorials may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church; Altamont Lutheran Interparish School (ALIS); Papua New Guinea Mission Society (PNGMS); Alzheimer’s Foundation or donor’s choice.

Charla was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, on March 6, 1944, the daughter of Charles and Lillian Allen. As an infant Charla became a member of God’s family through the rite of Holy Baptism and later as a teenager she pledged her faithfulness to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through the rite of Confirmation at Trinity Lutheran Church in East St. Louis, Illinois. Her life of loving, caring, sharing and helping the people in her life was a profound testimony of her Christian faith. She received her education at schools in East St. Louis, Belleville Junior College and Concordia University Chicago. It was at Concordia where she met Garry Wolff, a missionary teacher from the New Guinea Lutheran Mission. Garry and Charla were married on December 14, 1968, at Unity Lutheran Church in East St. Louis. They returned to Papua New Guinea where Charla was a full-time homemaker and dedicated missionary wife. Upon returning home to the United States in 1975 the family became members of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Altamont, Illinois where Charla taught Sunday School for many years and was an active member of the Altar Guild, the Ladies Aid and the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League. She was employed by Pekin Insurance Agency for a number of years in Effingham and Mount Vernon, Illinois.

Charla is survived by her husband of 56 years, Garry Wolff, daughters Amanda (Patrick) Densmore, Bronwyn (Glenn Hoshauer) Wolff, son Caleb (Stephanie) Wolff, grandchildren Laura (Rev. Parker) Asplin, Ila and Elias Wolff and great grandchildren Ava and Asaph Asplin, and brother John (Lynda) Allen.

She was preceded in death by her parents and infant daughter Kristi Anna.