Henry CAROLUS

CAROLUS, MUSSLE, OSHEIM, DOUGHERTY, KAPP, SINCLAIR, EDDLEMAN, SEARS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 12/30/2006 at 00:22:11

April 5, 2005
©Belmond Independent 2005

Henry Carolus, 91, died on Friday, April 1, 2005, at the Belmond Health Care Center. Funeral services were held on Monday, April 4, at the Belmond United Methodist Church, with Pastor Mike Druhl officiating. Burial was in the Belmond Cemetery.

Henry, the son of Albert and Dorothy Mussle Carolus, was born on November 9, 1913 in Klemme. He attended school in Klemme. On April 5, 1935, Henry married Julane Osheim of Thompson. The family made their home and farmed in the Galt, Clarion, Garner and Goodell areas. Following retirement from farming, they moved to an acreage north of Belmond. Henry was employed at Winnebago Industries until 1979. He became a resident of the Belmond Health Care Center in 2000. Henry enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, tending his garden, fishing, and sitting in his swing on the acreage watching the cars. He enjoyed playing cards until the time of his death.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and ten brothers and sisters. He is survived by his wife; sons, Jerry (Jean) Carolus of Hampton and Del (Dorothy) Carolus of Waterloo; daughter, Diane (Ron) Dougherty of Ankeny; grandchildren, Jerilyn Kapp and Kole of Rockingham, North Carolina, Jaci Sinclair and Mike of Marshalltown, Jay Carolus and Sheila of Oskaloosa, Darin Carolus and Nancy of Reno, Nevada, Colin Carolus and Jenny of Waterloo, Grant Carolus and Holly of Waterloo, Jen Eddleman and Joel of West Des Moines, Jill Sears and Todd of Overland Park, Kansas; nineteen great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law, Esther Carolus of Clarion.