Mom, it’s been two weeks since you left us and it pains me to no end how much I miss you. You’re gone but I still can’t imagine my life without you and I keep thinking you’ll come back. I just wish we could have one more talk, one more laugh, one more movie, one more phone call, one more lazy tv show marathon day, one more cry, one more shopping spree, one more fight, one more porcupine meatball dinner, one more Taste of China takeout night, one more one more Mother’s Day, one more day at all, hell I’d take one more hour. Mom, I will never stop missing you and loving you. Please know I’ll be watching for you everywhere I go and listening for you every chance I get.

Love you,

Your Sunshine

Carol was the best mom in law anyone could asked for. From the first time she met me she embraced and loved me like her own daughter. She was always there to help, whatever the need may be. She was there to give me rides all over town. I cant count how many times she stop what she was doing and drove across town when she knows I need someone. She was always there to make me smile with her compliments and jokes.

Mom I will always be grateful that I get chance to know you and be loved by you. A second mom as great as you is very rare. I miss you and I hope you know I love you like my own mom.

Carol, frankly I've been frozen after such heartache of my dad passing in January and now my dear mother in law. Since you've been taken too early from us I've looked at all of the positives in the time I was fortunate enough to spend with you. I am so thankful we were able to have you at our beautiful wedding, you got to see both Rob and Kati get married, you were able to share in Jake's card tricks and magic and you got to experience the love of your first born grand child Colton and watch your daughter be the incredible mom she is. I am so thankful we got to share all of this with you before your journey home. Your sacrifice, love and devotion to Rob and Kati is unmatched. You spent your life shaping theres and have left an incredible legacy. There are no words to express what you've meant to the both of them which bleeds on in all who surround them. Your work ethic, loyalty, commitment, intelligence, etc... Will live on in all of us. The day you died this world lost an amazing person, an unbelievable mother, and a great friend while heaven received an upgrade. Know that I will forever look after your daughter and grandchildren and I thank you dearly for sharing your SUNSHINE with me. May you be at peace now being blessed in the kingdom of heaven. Love always, Brad

You will be in our hearts and memories forever. You will always be present in your children and grandchildren. Blessed to have met you and to have your daughter as one of my best friends forever

I just loved every second that my aunts Carol and Jean, uncle Bob, and my dad, Jim, could spend together. They were just hysterical together, and riffed off each other with every sentence, it seemed. Many good memories, but not nearly enough.

RIP Aunt Carol. It is with much love and warm memories I will remember you. I enjoyed spending time with you - you always made me laugh and gave great advise. I love you so much.

I will never forget the time Carol pointed out an A/R collection problem to me. She single handedly guided me through my first bankruptcy of a customer. I was brand new at my job. Because of Carol we were able to collect 100% of the millions past due. Carol was a perfectionist at her job. I always admired and appreciated her. Rest in peace Carol, you are missed and loved by a lot of people.

Katie , Rob and family

Words cannot express how we all feel about Carol, she was a special lady and a great friend. We met on jury duty and it was like we had always known each other. She was so proud of her kids, and when Colton was arriving --- Wow !! We will all have our memories.. I will miss her spirit and her voice !

Rob and Kati I am so sorry for your loss. I have known your Mom for at least 15 years when I started working in the office. We started going to lunch together. Then we would go to Tanger Outlet shopping always needed to go to the Coach Store to check out the new styles, she usually came home with one. She was my go to person. She will be missed.

Love and Hugs

My mother, what can I say. She was more than my mom, she was my friend, my rock. It would be hard to convince me there has ever been a mother more committed to her children than she was. She didn't just raise me the first 18 years of my life but more like all 33 years. Mom, I am the man I am today because of you. How I carry myself is a direct reflection of you and I hope I made you proud. While you were taken from us way too soon I promise you will live on through me and continue through my children. I already miss you so much, thank you for always being there for me when I needed you. Gone but never forgotten

Love,

Your Son

Rob and Kati, I am so sorry for your loss. There are no words that can make this any easier but you know that I understand. I remember crazy Christmas celebrations and wonderful family get togethers when Jean would come back from California. Carol always amazed me with her incredible memory even up to her last week! So hard to believe that Jean, Carol and Jim have all passed away at such young ages. Carol will be missed! With love, Carol #2

Carol always thought of her kid's first. Her favorite job was to be a Mother. She wanted the best for them and for them to be happy. I think she certainly achieved that. When Carol would talk to me about her grandson, Colton, she would always end the conversation with "he is just beautiful." She was very proud of her family. I'm glad I got to have some very special conversations with her. I'll miss the times we shared.

Love Jan

So sorry to hear of your mom's passing. Keith and I were friends with both your mom and dad. Your mom always made me laugh and I remember bowling with her on Thursday nights and coming home with my sides hurting from laughing so hard. We also bowled with both your mom and dad also on Fridays.............lots of memories of going over to the house by Mercer park and sitting out on the screened in porch laughing and having a good time. I lost touch with her over the years, but always had warm thoughts of your mom.

Hold onto your memories as they will help you thru the tough day ahead, and know that she will always be a part of you.

Our thoughts are with you

Stef & Keith Swails

Rob and Kati

I am so sorry for our loss. She was called home way too soon. I knew your mother for 30 plus years. I worked in the Material's Department , when launching a new product or changing to new material your mother made sure all the i's were dotted and all the t's were crossed. If I needed muscle with Corporate she was always very glad to help. She was a very smart and strong person and knew a lot of people. I can still see her sitting at her office desk. She was also a collector.She had quite a collection of pig figurines. She was a good and caring person. She will be missed a lot.

A couple great memories from my sister's past. Her intellect and sense of humor were unmatched:

I've been a big basketball fan from early on. Once when talking with Carol about a game I'd seen the night before I brought up what a great game Freddie Brown had for Burlington's Community College team. Brown was a star there and later at Iowa, and went on to a fabulous career with the Seattle Supersonics. She just casually commented, "yeah, I know Fred, we hang out at Gibbys a lot". I saw her in a whole different light after that. My big sis was chummy with a basketball superstar!

We all, as teens, attended a wedding for one of our cousin'. We were seated side-by-side in the second row of pews. Just prior to the ceremony, a young woman came out with her guitar and sat down in a chair directly in front of us. She proceeded to sing some sort of Joan Baez type ballad. I wasn't paying too much attention, but started to feel the pew vibrating a bit. I looked to the side, and there was Carol holding her hand in front of her face, shaking up and down. Jean looking over at her half-scolding, but soon to be breaking up herself. Seconds later Jim and I were into the full laugh suppression mode one finds most difficult in church. All through the remainder of the song, right in front of this poor gal, we were all laughing, crying, and bouncing up and down!

I will miss her..........

Carol, I can still remember when we first met time sure has a way of speeding by like Kenny Chesney's song Don't Blink. You swept me off my feet at the time. We had a lot of fun times back then like taking the motor home from your work place and with your brothers going to the Indy 500 it was a great trip. The time 4 of us and your mother piled into her car and went across country to visit your sister in California. I think we stopped every 100 miles to look at something. Also I can't leave out all the Iowa football games over the years too many stories there to even start to mention. We had a fun life bringing two kids (Kati & Rob) into the world but times changed and we went our separate ways. Thoughts of each other was probably not to far away. Your kids and your brother will miss you greatly and I also will never forget you!

Love Larry

I knew your mom for 40+ years. Her biggest joy in her life were here children as she told me as recent as the past month. She felt honored to have both Kate and Rob as her children and watching them grow to beautiful adults. She then was fortunate enough to have a wonderful daughter and son-in-law & Grandson Jake. Finally she was able to hold her precious grandson Colton.

Katie and Rob

My deepest sympathy to you and your family. Carol was a dear friend of mine. I had the privilege of working with her for about 38 years. She was my grocery shopper and would always call and tell me when pop was on sale. She watched those ads closely. She was always complimentary to me and very positive. She was a true and trusted friend. I will miss her and will never forget her. God Bless you all. Love ya Carol!

My deepest sympathies to the family.

I am saddened to hear of Carol's passing.

We were good work friends for 30+ years. Carol was great to work with and I enjoyed her personality.

We had accomplished many good things over the years at SG, UTA, Lear, & IAC.

Carol rest in peace.

Stan

My deepest sympathy in the loss of Carol. She was a wonderful person with a big heart. I will never forget her laugh. We had sooooo many adventures in life. She will never be forgotten. My prayers will continue for her family.

I am so very sorry for your loss. I always enjoyed my evenings out with her. She was fun to be with and really WAS the smartest person I knew. Certainly the smartest person in our graduating class!! May she rest in peace.

So sorry for your loss. I am glad she is at rest but will miss her. She has been in my prayers during her fight and will continue to be.

Go Carol go. Where pain is gone & good times not forgotten. We will think of you with Iowa football games, softball, golf, your family and other friends of yours. Unfortunately we didn't keep in touch here in later years, but we do think of you fondly. Ron & I offer our condolences to the whole family. I think its been a tough 15 years. Especially Kati & Rob -she loves you very much. Let me know if we can help with anything. God Bless You!

I’ll miss you Carol and always will remember you and the wonderful times we spent together. We always smiled, had fun, and laughed when we were around each other. This will stay with me forever. I’m honored to have such a great aunt.

I love you Carol

So sorry to hear of Carol’s passing! She was a wonderful woman and a great co worker and friend to many Burch’s at Sheller Globe as we always called it. Blessings to the family!

To my mom, who I love more than life itself, you will forever be in my heart and the memories we share will always live on. I can't express how much I miss you already, the pain is almost too much to endure. Your wit and character were beyond measure, your honesty and loyalty were like no other. I only hope I will be half the mother that you were, that would make me one of the best. I love you forever and ever.

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine

You make me happy when skies are gray

You'll never know dear, how much I love you

Please don't take my sunshine away