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Rosary: 2:00 p.m. on
Sunday, June 7, 2020, at Holy Family Catholic
Church.
Visitation:
A drive-thru visitation will take place from 3:00
p.m. until 7:00 p.m. under the Holy Family Parish
Portico
Service:
A Celebration of Life Service will take place when
conditions permit.
Funeral home:
Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Obituary
Caroline Edwards Higgins passed away
at her home on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.
Caroline was born August 26, 1959, in Lincoln, the
daughter of Robert Doughton Edwards and Shirley
Small Edwards. She married Michael Higgins on April
2, 2011, in Lincoln.
Caroline is survived by her husband, sisters: Greer
(David) Broemel of Nashville, TN, and Margaret
Edwards of Whitefish Bay, WI; brother, John (Sharon
King) Edwards of Palo Heights, IL; nieces Ashley
Edwards, Emorie and Lacy Broemel; and nephews Andrew
Edwards and Christopher Berg.
She is preceded in death by her parents.
Caroline graduated from Lincoln Community High
School in 1977, Lincoln College in 1981, and
Millikin University in 1984, but was converted into
an avid Northwestern University fan! She held
memberships in P.E.O., Zonta, and the Lincoln Emblem
Clubs. She was on the board of Lincoln Community
Theater and WATCH at Holy Family Church. She was
also a trustee of the Lincoln Heritage Museum at
Lincoln College.
Caroline worked in the copier industry for over 30
years, finishing as a named account representative
for KMBS. |
Caroline dearly loved her family, her
friends, and her church, and challenged all of us by
her example to give our all in whatever we did.
A Rosary will be recited at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday,
June 7, 2020, at Holy Family Catholic Church. (CDC
guidelines must be followed. For those not wishing
to enter the church, the Rosary will be broadcast in
the parking lot next to Holy Family Food Pantry.
A drive-thru visitation will take place from 3:00
p.m. until 7:00 p.m. under the Holy Family Parish
Portico. Funeral personnel will be present to assist
with lining up of vehicles on both sides of 4th
street in front of Carroll Catholic School, as well
as Logan Street in front of the church. The center
lane must remain clear for emergency vehicles.
A private graveside service will be held at a later
date.
A Celebration of Life Service will take place when
conditions permit.
Memorials may be made in Caroline’s name to the Holy
Family Interior Renovation Fund or to the Lincoln
Heritage Museum at Lincoln College.
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