Nelly Imhof Lohri

Nelly Lohri, age 98 of Charlotte, NC passed away on May 11th, 2026. Nelly was born in Tagertschi Bern, Switzerland on February 20, 1928 to the late Albert Imhof and Marie Burkli Imhof.

Along with her parents, Nelly is preceded in death by her husband of 73 years, Walter Lohri and grandchildren Kare Lohri, Harry Lohri and Alexander Moser. She is survived by her daughter Mary Moser, son Nick, and daughter-in-law Annie, daughter Evelyn and son-in-law Patrick and son Peter and daughter-in-law Cambria. Nelly is also survived by eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm (EST) on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home, 16901 Old Statesville Road, Huntersville, NC 28078.

Walter and Nelly met in Erlen, Switzerland in gymnastics at the age of 15. After completing high school, Walter was trained as a diesel mechanic and Nelly as a seamstress. Walter emigrated to Canada taking a job with the Royal Canadian Air Force as an aviation mechanic. He wrote to Nelly, who was working as a governess in Oadby, Leicestershire, England and asked her to marry him. Nelly took an ocean liner for her voyage to Montreal where Walter was awaiting her arrival.

Nelly got a job at a local hospital the day after her arrival and they wed in January 1951. Soon after, they started their family. Molly was born in 1953 and Nick was born in 1954. After a brief return to Switzerland in 1958, the couple emigrated to Bayshore, Queens, New York in 1959 where Walter took a job with Swissair at JFK International as an aviation mechanic. Soon after their arrival, Evelyn was born in 1959. They eventually moved to Brentwood, Long Island, New York and Peter was born in 1968. In 1980, Nelly and Walter moved to Georgetown, MA and cultivated a new set of dear friends. They retired in 1992 and moved south to New Bern, NC a sister city of their birthplace in Bern, Switzerland and eventually to Charlotte, NC to be closer to family.

Nelly was a devoted matriarch who will be remembered for her graciousness, strength of character, her talents as a homemaker, seamstress, gourmet-level chef and the deep love she held for family and friends. She was a selfless, honorable woman who lived a noble life. Nelly was adored by her entire family but most of all by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and will be sincerely missed by all.

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