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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 26619
Title: Caroline "Carol" Connell
Date: 3/18/1931-5/11/2021
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Inscription/Marks: 3/18/1931
Summary: Carol passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at her home in Dickinson. A Funeral Service for Caroline (Carol) Connell, 90, of Dickinson was at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May, 15, 2021 at St. John Lutheran Church in Dickinson with Pastor Joe Natwick officiating. Burial followed at the Medora Cemetery. Caroline was born March 18, 1931, in rural Drake, ND, the fifth of seven children of Gustav and Hulda (Baier) Grade. She was raised, educated and graduated from Drake High School in 1949. Carol moved to Dickinson in 1952 as she accepted a job with NW Bell Telephone Company. This is where she met the love of her life, Guy Connell. They were married August 11, 1956, at St. John Lutheran Church in Dickinson. Guy and Carol were married for 58 years before Guy passed away March 23, 2015. Carol always thought 11 was her lucky number as she worked for NW Bell 11 years, sold Avon for 11 years, and was assistant Cook at Jefferson Elementary School for 11 years, and married Guy on August 11. The couple was blessed with three daughters; Cathy Kaye, Lori Ann and LuAnn. Carol enjoyed the love of family. She will always be fondly remembered for her kind heart, and thoughtfulness, as she prepared delicious meals and baked everyone’s favorites, always pleasing her family and friends for many years. She was best known as “Happy Cook On The Run” as she would drop special treats and goodies to loved ones with that special smile on her face. Carol is survived by her daughters, Cathy (Jim) Murphy, Dickinson, Lori (Jeff) Senn, Omaha, NE, LuAnn (Scot) Senescall of Dickinson; six grandchildren, James Murphy, Candyce Murphy, Cody (Courtney) Senn, Katie (Anthony) Apland, Shawn (Hannah) Senescall, Shelby (Chris) Douthit; 6 great-grandchildren; Mackenzie and Berkley Senn, Dean and Lawrence Senescall, Avery and Easton Apland; and sisters-in-law; Marie Grade, Newark CA, Helen Connell, Dickinson. She is preceded in death by her parents, Gustav and Hulda; husband, Guy; brothers, Leonard, Bill, Raymond Grade; and sisters, Marion Johnson, Laura Hanenberg, Shirley Baumgartner.
Red ID: FND_I_77090 Image ID: 547509 Image Notes: FND001 26619

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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