Carroll, Dorothy Ann (Schultz) (1931 - 2019)

CARROLL, SCHULTZ, DOOLITTLE, ROOS, KLINDT

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/16/2019 at 13:23:48

Name of deceased: Dorothy Ann Carroll (nee Schultz)

Aged: 88 yrs, 1 mo, 19 days

Residence: Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: July 23, 1931; Pottawattamie County, IA

Died: Sep. 11, 2019; Avoca Specialty Care, Avoca, Pottawattamie County, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, Sep. 14, 2019; Trinity Lutheran Church, Avoca, IA; burial was in the Graceland Cemetery, Avoca, IA

Survived by: Children, Donna (spouse, Jim) Doolittle of Cedar Rapids, IA, Duane (spouse, Lynne) Carroll of Avoca, IA, and Dwight Carroll of Harlan, IA; son-in-law, Jon Roos of Polk City, IA; grandchildren, Ethan (spouse, Sara), Aaron (spouse, Tina), Adam (spouse, Stephanie), Sarah (spouse, Adam), Gwen, Emily (spouse, Jacob), Julie (spouse, Jason), Tom (spouse, Amy), Katie (spouse, Nick), Andrew (spouse, Alisha), Catie (spouse, Taylor), Shiloh, Jack, Mary, Everette and William; great-grandchildren, Anna, Jonah, Sophia, Micah, Elsa, Clara, Alice, Caleb, Cora, Isaac, Noah, Chavah, Aryeh, Henry, Avah, Addison, Alyssa, Lexi and Avery; brother, Roy Schultz of Avoca, IA; sister-in-law, Jeanie Klindt of Avoca, IA; brother-in-law, Everette (spouse, Sandy) Carroll of Avoca, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Don and Dorothea (nee Ehlers) Schultz; husband, Wilbur “Bill” Carroll; daughter, Diane Roos; sister, Bernice Lee; granddaughter, Amy Carroll

Education: Graduated from Avoca High School with the Class of 1948; she then attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, IA, and received her teaching certificate.

Religious affiliation: Member, Trinity Lutheran Church, Avoca, Pottawattamie County, IA, and had been the 3-year old’s classroom teacher there for 32 years

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Wilbur “Bill” Carroll; Feb. 15, 1952; First Lutheran Church, Avoca, IA

Employment: Dorothy taught country school for 4 years before her marriage; became a farmer’s wife after her marriage, helping on the farm and raising their children

Hobbies/Interests: Active volunteer, including with the Shelby county fair agriculture supervisor Fairview Township secretary, the Fairview Funster 4-H club leader, the SCORE program secretary, and as a correspondent for the Avoca Journal-Herald and the Harlan Tribune newspapers. She was inducted in the Shelby County Fair Hall of Fame in 2011; loved being outdoors, parks, picnics and parades

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