Carol May Walsh, 87, of Kansasville, passed away Friday, Jan. 1, 2021 at Pine Brook Pointe.
Carol was born May 1, 1933 to Melvin and Adeline (nee Weber) Brenton in Burlington. Her early life was spent in Brighton. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School. On Nov. 22, 1952, she was united in marriage to William M. “Bill” Walsh at St. Francis Xavier Church. Following marriage, they made their home in Kansasville, in the house they built from the ground up, and raised their family.
Carol had worked as a CNA for Southern Wisconsin Center. She was a lifelong member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church where she actively lived her faith, which was very important to her. She was a member of the Homemakers and longtime Kansasville 4-H leader. One of her highlights of the summer was being at the Racine County Fair. She enjoyed the simple things in life, such as playing cards and spending time with her sisters, feeding birds, tending flowers, knitting, sewing, baking, and gardening. You could always find her in the kitchen making jams, jellies, and baking bread. She was very resourceful and fed her ten children from the vegetable garden she grew. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren and never missed a sporting event or school function. Bill was the love of her life and they were married 66 years. Starting with riding motorcycles in the Flying Disks Motorcycle Club, to raising a family and holding each other’s hands each night.
Carol is survived by her children, Mary (Rick) Markiewicz, Joseph (Anne) Walsh, Jean (Dana) Petersen, Margaret Baird, Michael Walsh, Patricia Fitzpatrick, Rose Walsh, Susan Gunderson, Sean (Mary Kay) Walsh and Kathryn (Frank) Civitano; 18 grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; sister Helen Oberhart, brother-in-law Jim Brand, sister-in-law Agnes Brenton and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, the love of her life, Bill, and a grandson Nic.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in Carol’s honor may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday Jan. 7, 2021 at 2 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Relatives and friends may visit with the family on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2020 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., at Schuette-Daniels Funeral Home. Burial will follow the service at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Ashley and Kaitlyn for their loving care of Carol.
Due to the COVID pandemic, masks and social distancing will be required. Thank you for your cooperation.
Well-wishers may visit www.danielsfamilyfuneral.com.
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