She completed her nursing training in Grand Forks and worked as a surgical nurse, taught piano lessons and founded 2 Color Quick Print with her husband Bob, while raising their two daughters in Edina, MN.
After retirement, Carol and Bob spent winters in Scottsdale, Arizona. After Bob passed away in 1996, Carol was fortunate to meet "Mr. Tom" Maher and spend the next 28 years enjoying many rounds of golf and watching the Minnesota Twins with him. Full notice apeared in the StarTribune on Sunday, November 3rd.