Carol Ione (Johnson) Ingrim, age 85, passed away December 5, 2011 at Shenandoah Medical Center.
Carol was the daughter of William Oval and Maude Estella Johnson. Carol was born September 25, 1926 and raised in Shenandoah, Iowa, one of nine siblings. She wrote in the Page County History book: "Through difficult times, the folks managed, dad repaired shoes, pulled teeth, and repaired discarded toys. Mom was our doctor, made all our clothes, cut hair and inspite of us, kept us clean. Home was Grandma's house on the hill by the old "Stand Pipe" by the time I came along in 1926. In the winter, we slid and the summer rolled down the hill on anything that would go. After supper dishes were done, the neighborhood kids and some older folks gathered under the street light and played games until bedtime."
Carol graduated from Shenandoah High School in 1944. She married Charles William Ingrim, son of Earl and Orpha Mae (Elmore) Ingrim, on June 4, 1948. She was a hard worker and held many jobs. As a young lady she worked in a laundry; at the Carbon Plant in Red Oak; in Omaha at the Air Force Base; and at the Field Seed Company in Shenandoah as a seed tester. She also worked at the telephone company in Shenandoah while caring for her family.
Carol loved genealogy and she and her husband spent many vacations traveling the United States gathering information on their family histories. She also served on the Shenandoah Cemetery Board. After many hours walking the cemetery and researching records, she and Charlie compiled and published the Rose Hill Cemetery Record Book.
Carol was preceded in death by her parents; sisters Lorna Reitz, Estalene Kinzie, Anna Mae Grape, and brothers Hubert, Earl, Bill, Dean, and Bryce Johnson.
Carol is survived by her husband Charles, two daughters Elizabeth Kamman of St. Joseph, MO, and Marilyn Kay Willeman of Shenandoah, and son/nephew Ron Ingrim of Indian Harbor Beach, FL; sister, Beth Tyler of Little Rock, AR, six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild.