Carol Lesselyoung
February 3, 1946 ~ August 4, 2012
Carol Lesselyoung, 66, of Faulkton passed away, Saturday, August 4, 2012 at the Faulkton Healthcare Center.
Memorial service was held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at the United Church of Faulkton with Pastor Bill Hoffman officiating. Inurnment followed at German Zion Congregational Cemetery, Tolstoy. Visitation was held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 7, 2012 with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service, all at Luce Funeral Home, Faulkton.
Carol Elizabeth Geist, daughter of Arthur and Esther (Dutt) Geist, was born February 3, 1946 at Gettysburg, SD. She attended elementary school in Seneca and high school in Faulkton. She married Dennis Lesselyoung on December 15, 1963 at Seneca. They made their home in Faulkton and Carol began working at the SuperValu store in 1968. Although her marital status changed in 1996, Faulkton was home to Carol, and she continued working as a meat cutter at Bauer’s SuperValu until her health started to fail in 2011. In the spring of 2012, she became a resident at the Faulkton Healthcare Center.
Carol loved music. Her interest in playing guitar and singing started while still in elementary school and continued after she moved to Faulkton. She was very often asked to perform at various functions and enjoyed Karaoke events held locally. Carol was known to love laughter and enjoyed joking and making others laugh. She was an avid competitor in sports. It was softball in her younger years, but later it became bowling, golf, and darts, all of which she continued to do until she became too ill to enjoy them any longer. She loved dogs and enjoyed collecting and displaying dog pictures and figurines – her collection is impressive. Carol enjoyed the company of some very special friends who supported and helped her through the bad times and shared many good times with her.
Survivors include her two sons: Steven (Roxanne) Lesselyoung and David (Sharen) Lesselyoung, both of Sioux Falls, SD; three grandchildren: Dr. Natasha Swier, and Dylan and Drew Lesselyoung; two step-granddaughters: Veronica Zimmerman and Amanda Zimmerman; three sisters: Marge Perry of Liberty, MO, Jane (John) Hoffert and Deb (Leon) Etzkorn, both of Pierre, SD; step-mother, Ann Geist of Aberdeen, SD; nieces; nephews; cousins; and her beloved pet, Buffy.
She was preceded in death by her mother in 1983 and her father in 1998.
Luce Funeral Home of Faulkton has been entrusted with Carol’s arrangements.
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Steve and Dave: Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. Your Mom will be greatly missed. Hang on to the memories. In Deepest Sympathy,
Rest in peace my dear cousin. I will miss you. I’m sure you have already arranged a karaoke night in Heaven … sing it, girl! We won’t forget you.
Steven, Dave & Families;
We send our deepest sympathies to you all after the loss of your mother and grandmother. Also know we are here for you for whatever we can do.
Barney, Jeanne, Jacque, Cole, Lily
My thoughts are prayers are with the family. Just to say her name brings nothing but a smile to my face. That in it self was her gift. You and my mother were quite a duo and now you are together again. I was blessed to have been able to grow up around you, rest in peace.
Please know our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Sorry for your loss. She was a lovely lady, with a lovely voice.
Sorry to hear of the loss of Carol.
We have known her for many years,
and had many good times and many
laughs together.May God comfort
you. Larry @ Ruth
Steve, Dave, & family, So sorry for your loss. Carol is in a much happier place with no more pain. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.
Thinking of your family. I remember stopping in Faulkton to visit her with Tash when we were in high school.
Carol’s family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. May you feel God’s loving arms around you. Carol has no pain and is at peace.
Earl & Sherry Fix
I remember laughing so hard with Carol that we almost could not catch our breath. She indeed did love to laugh. She was for a time an avid fisherwoman and we spent time riding in the boat or just sitting on the dock fishing. She was always ready for a new adventure.
So sorry to hear about your Mom. She is in a much better place without any pain. You are in our thoughts and prayers. So sorry Tasha can’t be here.
You are in our thoughts and prayers. I Enjoyed participating in bowling and golf with Carol over the years, it was fun to “try” to improve in these sports with her encouragement.
Carol was a kind and loving Grandma. She will be greatly missed. Her suffering has ended now and she is in a better place.
Our heartfelt sympathy to all of Carol’s family. May God be with you in this time of sadness.
Bobbie and Mary Carol
We were saddened to hear of Carol’s passing. God bless you as you mourn the loss of your mother, grandmother, sister.
Les & Linda
Deb, Marge and Jane, I am sorry to hear about Carol’s passing. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
I’m so sorry to hear about Carol. My thoughts and prayers are with her family.
Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy. – Eskimo Proverb