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Visitation:
Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the
Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta
Service:
1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home
Funeral home:
Quiram Peasley Funeral Home,
Atlanta
Obituary
Carol J. Begolka, 85, of Atlanta,
passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022, at Lincoln
Memorial Hospital.
Funeral Services for Carol will be on Wednesday,
March 9, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at the Quiram-Peasley
Funeral Home in Atlanta with Rev. Aletha Weatherall
and Rev. Dave Venter officiating.
Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until time of the
service.
Carol will be laid to rest in Roaches Chapel
Cemetery, rural McLean.
Carol June Fox was born on May 31, 1936, in
Freeport, Illinois, the daughter of Harold C. and
Gladys (Roberts) Fox. She was united in marriage to
John Richard Begolka on September 13, 1959. He
preceded her in death on March 25, 2011.
Surviving Carol are her children: Bradley (Sheila)
Begolka, Gerald (Dawn) Begolka, Barbara Begolka,
Janice Begolka, and Beverly (Will Thomas) Begolka;
eleven grandchildren: Braden Begolka, Candice
Begolka, Sara Begolka, Dustin Devall, Jordan Devall,
Hannah Wagley, Rachel Devall, Nathan Hawley, Jace
Cunningham, Nicholas Begolka, and Tyler Begolka; and
six great-grandchildren. |
She was preceded in death by her
parents.
Carol graduated from the Mt. Carroll
High School in 1954 and Illinois State Normal
University, Normal, IL in 1958. She taught at the
Atlanta High School from 1958-1959 and retired as
Library Director in 2014 from the Atlanta Public
Library.
Carol was an avid reader with an emphasis on English
History. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, and her
tea-time with friends. As a member of the Atlanta
United Methodist Church, she faithfully served in
multiple positions.
Memorials may be made to the Atlanta Rescue Squad or
the Atlanta United Methodist Church.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley
Funeral Home of Atlanta.
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