Carol Pearson
October 25, 1943 ~ April 28, 2011
Beloved Wife, Mom, Grandma , Dear Friend Age 67 Carol Jane Pearson passed away surrounded by family on April 28, 2011. She is preceded in death by parents, Stanley and Inga Matuschak and granddaughter, Gabrielle Smith. Carol will be deeply missed by her loving husband of 49 years, Gene Pearson; children, JoAnn (Jeff) Walczak, Mark (Denise) Pearson, Crissy (Randy) Rue and Charlee (Jim) Smith; 17 grandchildren, The Walczaks - Kyle and Kelsey, The Pearsons - Mandy, Darrin, Alyssa, Alex, Lauren, Branden, Erica, Katie and Mitch, The Rues - Rachel, Nicholas and Mikayla and The Smiths - Alicia, Tyler and Trevor; 2 great grandchildren, Erik and Audrianna; brother, Ronald; family pet, Georgie; other relatives and many friends. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 4-8 PM Wed., May 4th at Roberts Family Funeral Home, 555 Centennial Dr. SW, Forest Lake. A Celebration of Carols Life will be held at 2 PM Thurs., May 5th at Roberts Family Funeral Home with a gathering beginning at 1 PM until time of service. Memorials preferred.
About 3 years ago Cathy and I started spending a lot of time with Carol and Gene after not seeing them for some years. We picked up on our friendship like we had just seen each other the day before. I guess that’s the way it is with life long friends. Now in her loss I asked God why would you bring me close to her and take her away. The answer I got was that he gave me these years as a gift and so I would be closer to her family after she was gone. I learned important things about her in the hours before she left us. The most important was that life for her was not about her but about other people. She did many thoughtful things for me, other friends, and family because she loved us and wanted things nice for us. It took me almost 50 years to realize that and it has taught me to look beyond the actions of my friends and family and to look into their hearts. Carol had a loving heart and I already miss her deeply and wish God had given me more years to appreciate her. Thank you Carol and thank you God for her life. Please make a special place for her with you in Heaven.