Carol O. Huebbe

Carol Ottilie Huebbe, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, passed away with family at her bedside on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at LakeHouse Senior Living Center, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, at the age of 94. The only child of Charles and Agnes (nee Buss) Gerstenberger, she was born on August 20, 1929. Carol married the man God intended for her to marry, Kenneth Huebbe, on July 21, 1951. They cherished 57 years together before Ken passed away in 2008. Carol and Ken had two children, Steven Kenneth (Margaret) Huebbe and Theodore Mark (Lynn) Huebbe. They were blessed with seven grandchildren, Margaret “Greta” (Kurt) Rausch, Nicholas (Taunika) Huebbe, Gregory (Daisy) Huebbe, Joshua Frank, Adam Frank, Ian (Crystal) Culver and Emily Culver. Carol was further blessed with eleven great-grandchildren, Ariel, Isaiah and Haileigh Huebbe, Kenneth and Madison Huebbe, Lauren (Evan Richards) and Alex Frank, Mason and Allison Jo Frank, Emma and Zoe Culver, and one great-great-granddaughter Harper Richards. Carol was preceded in death her husband Kenneth, by her parents Herman and Agnes, and by granddaughter Emily Culver. Carol will be missed by a great many nieces and nephews. Carol was confirmed at Sherman Park Luther Church in Milwaukee, graduated from Washington High School, attended State Teachers College for 2 years enrolled in the elementary education program. She worked at Blue Cross-Blue Shield, and at First Wisconsin Trust Company. Once married, Carol was a life-long homemaker. For Carol, her husband and family always came first. It gave her great joy to watch her own family grow as her children married and began their families. She loved to fill her cozy home with activities and sounds of grand kids and great-grandkids playing and laughing. Carol's other interests included camping, baking, sewing, knitting, crocheting, gardening, music, and travel. She was deeply involved with the Church wherever she lived. Carol was a long-time member, deacon, elder and participant in Women in Faith in the First Presbyterian Church, Fond du Lac. Carol was for many years a docent at Historic Galloway House and Village, Fond du Lac. VISITATION: The family will greet friends from 4:00 – 6:00 PM, on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at Kurki Funeral Chapel & Crematory, 31 East Division Street, Fond du Lac, WI 54935. SERVICE: Funeral services will be held at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at Kurki Funeral Chapel & Crematory, with Chaplain Karen Kraus officiating. She will be laid to rest at Wisconsin Memorial Park, Brookfield. Carol's family would like to thank the staff of the LakeHouse Senior Living center, Manitowoc, and the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice, Sheboygan, for their exceptional service and care they provided Carol during her stay with them.

Carol O. Huebbe

August 20, 1929 - September 2, 2023