Carol A. Wheeler, 71, of Bronson,
died on Monday, April 29, 2019 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo.
A celebration of Carol’s life will
be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, May 3, 2019 at Lighthouse Funeral &
Cremation in Union City. Pastor Terry Siler from the Congregational Church in
Bronson will officiate.
Visitation will be held Thursday, May 2, 2019 from
2-4:00 P.M. and 6-8:00 P.M., also at the Lighthouse in Union City.
Carol was born on May 11, 1947 in
Ft. Wayne, Indiana to Franklin M. and Stella Ann (Momper) Pequignot. The family
moved to Michigan and Carol graduated from Union City High School in 1965. On
May 25, 1968 she married Donald A. Wheeler at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic
Church in Union City. He survives. The couple raised three children together
and enjoyed nearly 51 years of marriage together.
Mrs. Wheeler worked as a machine
operator at Maxitrol in Colon for 30 years and worked in the kitchen at Colon
Schools for several years in the 1980s. She was very spiritual and attended
several different churches in the area.
Carol was an amazing soul that
loved others unconditionally. She would often remark about how we should show
others grace and had a saying of “light, live & love.” She had a great love
for music and was caught dancing at work on many occasions.
Her grandchildren
were her world. She always made time for them an made beautiful many memories.
She liked to clear the ice at her home so the kids could ice skate when they
came over. Birthdays were especially important to Carol, as she would throw a
birthday party for each family member to make sure they felt special and loved.
She was the grandmother that everyone wished they had. Her memory will live on
in the hearts of all who loved her.
In addition to her husband, Donald
Wheeler of Bronson, Carol is survived by her children Angela (Scott) Taylor of
Sherwood, Amy Bottger of Sturgis and Aaron Wheeler of Colon, her siblings Mike
(Betty) Pequignot of Ft. Wayne, IN, Marianne (Rudy) Mack of Battle Creek,
Rosemary (Darell) Krieg of Burlington, and her grandchildren Paige Taylor,
Marissa Taylor, Seth Taylor, Sebastian Bottger, Ellie Wheeler and Owen Wheeler.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a stillborn child, her son-in-law
Jason Bottger, brothers-in-law Lyle Mack and Dick Johnson, and her
mother-in-law Phyllis Wheeler.
Memorial contributions may be
directed to the Union City United Methodist Thrift Shop.
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