Sunday, March 18, 2018

Obit



Carol Lynn Lacko-Beem passed away surrounded by her loved ones at Westbrook Acres under the care of Hospice Compassus on March 15, 2018. She was born in the city of Chicago, Illinois on January 16, 1940 to Lawrence and Betty Jane Lacko. She grew up there attending St. Procopious Catholic School until she moved to Iowa and spent her senior year of high school in Garwin, Iowa. She married twice before finding the love of her life William Beem, Jr. They’d recently celebrated their 33rd weddinganniversary. She worked for 32 years at Fisher Controls retiring in 1995. She leaves behind to grieve her loss two daughters, Lorinda (S. Jeremiah) and Lisa Lacko, husband William and two grandchildren, Shawn Liam Branan and Chase Reeves, and one great grandson Adrian Rhinehart. Son-in-law Greg Beem, daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Ken Vergawen and three step-grandchildren, Kryssa, Jenna and Teia Vergawen.Carol is also survived by her three younger brothers Bill (Shirley), Steve (Kerry), and Tony (Shirley) Lacko who still reside in the Chicago area. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Carol was a vibrant, outspoken, beautiful, independent woman. She had a time in her life where she was a single parent, worked full-time and went to William Penn University at night to better herself for her family. Teaching them to work hard and never stop learning.Some of her life’s passions included herb gardening, teaching herself from the early days of computers how to navigate and she was off and running with anything techie. She loved exploring her family genealogy, read vigorously, and watched a lot of true crime shows and anything containing pop culture. She wanted to be “in the know”!Her children will take with them the undying devotion she had for them. If they ever needed something, they could always count on her and their Step Dad Willie to not let them flail alone. Love abound.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Saint Henry’s Catholic Church in Marshalltown, Iowa at 10:30. A Public visitation will be held on Tuesday night March 20, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home from 5 – 7:00. For condolences please visit www.Mitchellfh.com or call (641)-844-1234..

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