Charlene Phelps, MSN, RN, FAAN Lyndhurst, Ohio Obituary

Charlene Phelps, MSN, RN, FAAN

CHARLENE PHELPS, MSN, RN, FAAN, age 75. Beloved daughter of the late Charles E. Phelps and Margaret D. Martin and step-daughter of Lionel E. Martin; dear sister of Margaret M. Brown (James); fond aunt of Elizabeth S. McCleery (Matthew) and Blaire Catalano (Mark); dear friend of Nancy A. Gorenshek. Charlene earned her BSN from the University of Connecticut and her MSN from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Western Reserve University. Her professional positions included Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Research Assistant at Yale School of Nursing and Head Nurse at Yale-New Haven Hospital (joint position); and four positions at University Hospitals of Cleveland, the last nine years as Chief Nursing Officer. During her career, she received the following awards: Johnson & Johnson Wharton Fellow; Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing; Ohio Organization of Nurse Executives Award for Excellence in Nursing Leadership; Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Alumni Association Distinguished Alumna; and the Eleanor K. Gill Outstanding Award for Clinical Excellence in Nursing, University of Connecticut. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Charlene to support The Charlene Phelps Collaborative for Older Adult and Family Engagement may be made to Judson Foundation, 2181 Ambleside Drive, Cleveland, OH 44106 or the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at CWRU, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106 or the Charlene Phelps Endowment Fund at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at CWRU, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106. Funeral Service Tuesday November 29, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the SCHULTE & MAHON-MURPHY FUNERAL HOME, 5252 MAYFIELD RD., LYNDHURST (BETWEEN RICHMOND AND BRAINARD) where the family will receive friends MONDAY 3-7 P.M. Interment Lake View Cemetery. A Memorial Service for Charlene will be held at a later date at Amasa Stone Chapel, Case Western Reserve University, date and time to be announced. Funeral Home: Schulte & Mahon-Murphy Funeral Home 5252 Mayfield Road Lyndhurst, OH US 44124
November 17, 201611/17/2016
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Vickie Armstrong, DNP, GNP-BC
January 12, 2017
A life well lived! I appreciate her legacy and was happy to work under her leadership at University Hospitals.
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mark deibel
December 3, 2016
I am a nurse. I am a proud nurse. I owe this to Charlene Phelps and the leaders of nursing that have touched my life. When I think of role models and nurses that define nursing as I know it, I think of Charlene Phelps. She has left a legacy for the definition of nursing.... Continue Reading
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George and Pam White
November 27, 2016
To Charlene's family and especially Nancy -- we were so sorry to learn of Charlene's passing. We wish to sincerely extend our deepest sympathy for your loss. We were your former neighbors on E.266th Street for many years.
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Lauren McAliley
November 27, 2016
No matter how things change within the profession of nursing or at University Hospitals and FPB, Charlene will remain a key figure in history of each. At one point, she pushed in a direction I really didn't want to go, on a project I didn't want to support but she was ri... Continue Reading
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Kathleen Montgomery
November 27, 2016
Charlene led by example and provided a guiding light for many. She will be missed by many.
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Rosalie Tyner
November 27, 2016
Nursing Leader, Patient Advocate, Supporter of Nursing Research, Philanthropist, Great Friend to the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Mentor to Many Nurses, and Role Model to All. Sister, Aunt, and treasured by Nancy. She will be missed and mourned by so many of u... Continue Reading
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Carol Roe
November 24, 2016
Little did I realize when I was assigned to Charlene for my Administrative practicum in graduate school at FPB that it would lead to a major career change for me and a long time friendship not only with Charlene but also other cherished friends at UH and FPB. My student ... Continue Reading
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Sarah Parran
November 23, 2016
While Charlene was always a consummate nursing professional, she was also an incredibly supportive boss and champion for me and the rest of the social work department during our years under her leadership. She was truly an incredible human being who touched the lives of ... Continue Reading
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Andi Wasdovich- Duffner, RN, BA,MSHA Vice President Nursing and Pharmacy Lake Health
November 22, 2016
Charlene was my confidant and mentor as I began my career as an ICU nurse at UH. Her words of wisdom have guided me throughout my career. I speak about the impact she had on me as a bedside nurse and and then as a nursing leader. She guided me to cherish my clinical prac... Continue Reading
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