Age 86 of Inver Grove Heights.
Passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on October 16, 2023.
Preceded in death by parents, Marguerite & Carl Carlson; brother, Kenneth Carlson. Survived by husband of 66 years, Wayne; children, Jannette (Rick) Chessnoe, David (Tom Kohls), Barbara (Robert) Lay, Thomas & Eric (Deborah); 5 grandchildren, Cassandra, Rob, Emma, Ava & Owen; 6 ½ great-grandchildren, Joseph, Maxxwell, Vivian, Niko, Silas, Theodore; sisters, Marlys (Jim) Kubik, Nancy Zachrison, Lynne Carlson, Jan (Richard) Smith; brother, Paul (Cheryl) Carlson; also many nieces, nephews, other relatives & friends.
Carol’s life revolved around her large family and her love of sewing and dolls. She was an expert seamstress with experience using foot pedal to computerized sewing machines and sewing everything from upholstery to clothing to Halloween costumes and historically accurate doll clothing. She was an honored 40-year charter member of “Minnesota Go-Fer Dollies”. She worked for Antie Clare’s doll hospital where she became an expert at doll repair. Eventually she started her own home business Carol’s Country Clinic repairing many new and antique dolls. She volunteered at the Minnesota Historical Society giving input and working on their doll collections. She was a long-time parishioner of Good Shepard Lutheran Church in Inver Grove Heights where she made many of the church’s banners.
Funeral Service 11 am Saturday, October 28, 2023 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7600 Cahill Ave., Inver Grove Heights. Visitation 10-11 am prior to the service at church. Private interment. Memorials preferred to MN Historical Society or American Heart Association.