Wilson, Carole 1945-2014

WILSON, LEWIS, TIFFANY

Posted By: Doris Hoffman, Volunteer (email)
Date: 7/20/2017 at 14:20:06

Carole Wilson

February 06, 2014

Carole Wilson, 68, of Le Mars passed away Thursday, February 6, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 9, 2014 at the Le Mars United Methodist Church with Reverend John Battern officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Cemetery in Le Mars. Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. until service time on Sunday at the church. Arrangements are with the Carlsen Funeral Home of Le Mars.

Carole was born to Phyllis (Tiffany) Lewis and the late Dr. Harvard R.Lewis on August 5, 1945 in Chicago, IL. She graduated from Mitchell High School, Mitchell, South Dakota in 1963 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in English and Sociology from Northern State College in Aberdeen, SD in 1967. Carole met the love of her life, Ken Wilson, while attending college. They were united in marriage on December 17, 1966 in Mitchell, SD. They made their home in Aberdeen, SD for a short time before moving to Mitchell, SD and later moved to Huron, SD. Through the moves the couple gave birth to four healthy children. The family settled in Le Mars and raised their family. She was volunteered in the community they lived as well the church they attended. Regardless the city or state, she was eager to volunteer for worthy causes and lend a hand. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi and was inducted into the same chapter of P.E.O. that her mother and grandmother were in at the age of 23 in Mitchell, SD. She also volunteered her time to PACT, wrote the monthly newsletter at the Presbyterian Church for a number of years, was on the board of directors for the Christian Needs Center and made donations to her favorite charities and organizations. She had worked and volunteered with CSADV in Woodbury County for a number of years. When she wasn't curled up with a good book and a pet on her lap, Carole could usually be found outside in the sun. Gardening was one of her favorite warm weather activities. Her talent for cooking and baking were also known by many and always appreciated by her hungry family. Carole will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Ken of Le Mars, IA; three daughters: Dr. Laura Kathleen Wilson of Round Rock, TX, Meredith Leigh Wilson and her children Cameron James and Maverick Jordan, Samantha Lynn Wilson, all of Colorado Springs, CO; a son, Christopher Jon Wilson and his wife Heidi and their children Julia Merie, Jon Kenneth and Natalie Henderson of Ankeny, IA; her mother, Phyllis Lewis of Chandler, AZ; a brother Tom Lewis of Chandler, AZ; and a sister Nancy (Scott) Combs and their children Nick and Tegan of Chandler, AZ.

She was preceded in death by her father, Dr. Harvard R. Lewis; paternal grandparents, Harold and Margaret Lewis; and maternal grandparents, Orson and Charlotte Tiffany.