Charlotte E. Fleischer knew the secret to a long, happy life: Nothing is too big or too small to handle with God by your side.

"She was never without a smile, through thick and thin," said her daughter, Betty Judson, of Butler. "She used to tell us not to worry because things would work themselves out, no matter how bad they seemed at the time."

Mrs. Fleischer lived to be 103. She died Friday at Butler Memorial Hospital.

She was born Dec. 27, 1904, in Butler and led a long and happy life, thanks mostly to her attitude, her daughter said.

"I like to say mother led a pretty stress-free life," Mrs. Judson said. "She had two husbands who worshiped the ground she walked on. And she was a wonderful Christian woman."

Mrs. Fleischer spent most of her time in Butler, but she lived in Florida for 15 years with her second husband, John Fleischer. Mrs. Judson said those were very carefree and relaxing times for her mother, who enjoyed Florida.

One of the secrets to her mother's long life was that she always took care of herself, Mrs. Judson said.

"I can't ever remember her being sick a day in her life," Mrs. Judson said. "In fact, she took care of herself until she was 98. Then she went to [a] home."

Mrs. Fleischer baked homemade scones and ate them as a daily snack.

"But she kept herself fit," her daughter said. "She never weighed more than 120 pounds in her life."

Mrs. Fleischer was a member of St. Andrews United Presbyterian Church in Butler. She remained active in the church.

"Even after I made her quit driving, she still would go to the women's meetings and always to Sunday school because she enjoyed that," Mrs. Judson said. "I just started driving her and made sure she got where she wanted to go."

Mrs. Fleischer also was very involved in her church choir, something she passed along to her daughter.

"I've inherited her love for singing in the choir," Mrs. Judson said, and her interest in mission work.

"Mother was always a huge supporter of the missionaries," Mrs. Judson said. "And she always saw that we were involved in that when we were children."

In her spare time, Mrs. Fleischer enjoyed crocheting and gardening.

"For years, she had a nice garden, and in her younger years, she canned a lot," her daughter said.

Mrs. Fleischer also was active in the Eastern Star, White Shrine, the Butler Woman's Club, Bethel Sunday School class and the Presbyterian Women. She also was a Girl Scout leader at her church.

In addition to her daughter, she is survived by a sister, Margy Hindman, of Butler; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; and nine step-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Fleischer; her first husband, Ray Mari; a daughter, Juanita Gerken; and two stepchildren.

Services were held Monday at Young Funeral Home in Butler. Burial was in Greenlawn Burial Estates.