| 1 | Hannah S. | Barton | Protagonist. |
| | Ross | Barton | Hannah's husband. KCOW TV Executive. aka: Russell Barton. |
| | Michelle | Swansen | Hannah's younger sister. aka: Shelly. |
| | | | The Cookie Jar - Ross Barton's coffee shop and bakery. |
| | Delores | Swansen | Hannah's mother. aka: Lori. |
| | Andrea | Swansen | Hannah's fashionable sister. Real estate agent. |
| | Moishe | | Hannah's cat. |
| | Sue | Plotnik | Hannah's neighbor. A teacher. |
| | Kevin | Plotnik | Sue and Phil's 3-year-old son. |
| | Phil | Plotnik | Sue's husband. Delray Manufacturing supervisor. |
| | Lisa | Herman | Hannah's work partner. Cook. |
| | Jack | Herman | Lisa's father. Works at The Cookie Jar. |
| | Marge | Herman | Lisa's stepmother. Works at The Cookie Jar. |
| | Florence | | Red Owl Grocery's owner. |
| | Nancy | | Lisa's aunt. The Cookie Jar's new baker. |
| | Herb | | Lisa's husband. |
| | Heiti | | Nancy's friend. |
| | Doc | Knight | Delores's new husband. aka: Doc. |
| 2 | Claire Rodgers | Knudson | Beau Monde Fashion's owner. |
| | | | The Rainbow Ladies - A group of volunteers. |
| | Sally | Laughlin | Hannah's friend. Works at Lake Eden Inn. |
| | P.K. | Alesworth | Ross's assistant. Michelle's friend. Deceased. |
| | Cyril | Murphy | Cyril's Garage and Shamrock Limousine Service owner. |
| 3 | Norman | | Ross's former neighbor. Hannah's best friend. |
| | Mike | | Michelle's college roommate. A detective. |
| | Lonnie | | Michelle's boyfriend. |
| | Elsa | | Hannah's great grandmother. |
| | Georgina | | Waitress at the restaurant from Delores and Doc's condo. |
| 4 | Karl | Schilling | Farm owner. |
| | Doctor | Bob | Veterenarian. |
| 7 | Tracey | | Andrea's daughter. |
| | Bethie | | Andrea's daughter. |
| | Grandma | McCann | Tracey's grandmother. |
| | Brooke | | Runs the dining food at Lake Eden Inn's convention center. |
| | Loren | | Runs the dining food at Lake Eden Inn's convention center. |
| 8 | Grandma | Knudson | Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church's first lady. |
| | Cuddles | | Norman's cat. |
| | Grandma | Ingrid | Hannah's grandmother. |
| | Linda | | Ross's former fiance. |
| | Senator | Worthington | Ross's family's neighbor. |
| 12 | Doc | Bennett | Norman's colleague. |
| | Pinkie | | P.K.'s fiance. aka: Mary Jo Hart. |
| | Bridget | Murphy | Cyril's wife. |
| 13 | Lydia | Gradin | Mercantile Bank's head teller. |
| | Doug | Greerson | Mercantile Bank's president. |
| 14 | Irma | York | A woman who loves gossip. |
| 16 | Betty | Jackson | Hannah's friend. Works at KCOW Television. |
| | Scotty | Macdonald | Works at KCOW Television. Jealous of P.K. |
| | Carol | | Works at KCOW Television. Ross's colleague. |
| | Martha | | P.K.'s colleague. |
| | Dick | | Bartender at Lake Eden Inn. |
| 18 | Alice | Vogel | Regular bar customer. |
| | Digger | Gibson | Regular bar customer. |
| | John | | Dick's friend. |
| 19 | Dot | Larson | Restaurant hostess. |
| | Jamie | Larson | Dot's daughter. |
| 21 | Gene | Hickman | Plays Santa. A man from Jordan High. |
| | Gary | Fowler | Hannah's new neighbor at The Cookie Jar booth. |
| | Sue | | Moishe's vet. |
| 22 | Immelda | Griese | Father Coultas's long-time housekeeper. |
| | Father | Coultas | Reverend at P.K.'s funeral. |
| | Edith | Alesworth | P.K.'s mother. |
| | Arnold | Alesworth | P.K.'s father. |
| | Diggee | Gibson | Local funeral director. |
| | Nona | Prentiss | Nick's wife. |
| | Nick | Prentiss | Nona's husband. Corner Tavern's owner. |
| | Albert | Prentiss | Nick's brother. |
| | Nicholas | Prentiss | Nick and Albert's grandfather. |
| 23 | Bobby | | Lake Eden Inn's new night bartender. |
| 24 | Bill | | Offered Heiti a job. |
| | Lila | | Clarissa High teacher. |
| | Dr. | Benson | Pinkie's boss. |
| 26 | Lyn | Jackson | Nancy's friend. |
| | Dorothy | | Hannah's The Cookie Jar booth neighbor. |
| | Faye | | Dorothy's sister. |
| 27 | Violet | | Gary's sister. Many Hands's owner. |
| 28 | June | | Superior Storage Facility supervisor. |
| 30 | Rick | | Mike's colleague. |
| 31 | Trish | | Michelle's friend. |
