NEW BOSTON, Illinois--Carolyn L. Russell, 69, of New Boston, Illinois, died on Monday, December 24, 2012, at her home.
Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 29, 2012, at the New Boston United Methodist Church. Burial will take place in New Boston Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, December 28, 2012, at the Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo. Memorials may be left to the New Boston Community Center or the New Boston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Department.
Carolyn was born on May 27, 1943, in Muscatine, the daughter of Carl and Marie (Cooley) Nelson. She attended the New Boston schools, received her GED in 1990 and attended AIC in Davenport, where she received her degree as a legal secretary.
She married Michael Russell, Sr. on April 12, 1969, in New Boston, Illinois. He preceded her in death in 1999.
Carolyn was a homemaker, a cook at the New Boston restaurants and was employed at the Ordinance Plant in Burlington. She was a member of the Assembly of God, former softball and basketball coach, former Cub Scouts leader and Vacation Bible School teacher. She enjoyed social networking, bowling and playing cards. She especially enjoyed her family and was very proud of her grandchildren.
Survivors include two daughters, Jamie Paul and husband, Jeff, of New Boston, Illinois, and Tina Frieden and husband, Dan, of Joy, Illinois; two sons, Mike Russell, Jr. and Natalie Doss, of Joy, Illinois, and Howard Russell of New Boston, Illinois; grandchildren, Jayde, Jayson, Jeffrey, Mandi, Savanah, Madison, Jake, Michelle, Mikey, David, Quintin, and Tiffany; two great-grandchildren, Anthony and Hayden; one sister, Violet Malcom of Keithsburg, Illinois; four brothers, Jim and Gerald Nelson, both of Keithsburg, Illinois, Doug Nelson and wife, Nancy, and Ronnie Nelson and wife, Pam, both of New Boston, Illinois; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one brother, Mike Nelson; and a nephew, Dean Nelson.
SHE IS GONE
You can shed tears that she is gone, Or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she will come back, Or you can open your eyes and see all that she has left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see her, Or you can be full of the love that you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her and only that she is gone, Or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back, Or you can do what she would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.
Poem Written 1981 By David Harkins
NEW BOSTON, Illinois--Carolyn L. Russell, 69, of New Boston, Illinois, died on Monday, December 24, 2012, at her home.
Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 29, 2012, at the New Boston United Methodist Church. Burial will take place in New Boston Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, December 28, 2012, at the Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo. Memorials may be left to the New Boston Community Center or the New Boston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Department.
Carolyn was born on May 27, 1943, in Muscatine, the daughter of Carl and Marie (Cooley) Nelson. She attended the New Boston schools, received her GED in 1990 and attended AIC in Davenport, where she received her degree as a legal secretary.
She married Michael Russell, Sr. on April 12, 1969, in New Boston, Illinois. He preceded her in death in 1999.
Carolyn was a homemaker, a cook at the New Boston restaurants and was employed at the Ordinance Plant in Burlington. She was a member of the Assembly of God, former softball and basketball coach, former Cub Scouts leader and Vacation Bible School teacher. She enjoyed social networking, bowling and playing cards. She especially enjoyed her family and was very proud of her grandchildren.
Survivors include two daughters, Jamie Paul and husband, Jeff, of New Boston, Illinois, and Tina Frieden and husband, Dan, of Joy, Illinois; two sons, Mike Russell, Jr. and Natalie Doss, of Joy, Illinois, and Howard Russell of New Boston, Illinois; grandchildren, Jayde, Jayson, Jeffrey, Mandi, Savanah, Madison, Jake, Michelle, Mikey, David, Quintin, and Tiffany; two great-grandchildren, Anthony and Hayden; one sister, Violet Malcom of Keithsburg, Illinois; four brothers, Jim and Gerald Nelson, both of Keithsburg, Illinois, Doug Nelson and wife, Nancy, and Ronnie Nelson and wife, Pam, both of New Boston, Illinois; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one brother, Mike Nelson; and a nephew, Dean Nelson.
SHE IS GONE
You can shed tears that she is gone, Or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she will come back, Or you can open your eyes and see all that she has left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see her, Or you can be full of the love that you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her and only that she is gone, Or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back, Or you can do what she would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.
Poem Written 1981 By David Harkins
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