Obituaries
CARROL JEAN FARTHING, 89, of Liberty Court Assisted Living Center in Dixon, IL, died Thursday, May 30, 2024 at Liberty Court Assisted Living Center.
A private funeral service will be held at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, officiated by Ken Renkes. Interment will be at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison. A memorial has been established to Liberty Court Assisted Living Center in Dixon, IL.
Carrol was born July 17, 1934 in Morrison, IL, to Bayard and Mary (Kolb) Anderson. She was educated in the Clyde Township School in rural Whiteside County, and graduated from Morrison High School. On October 10, 1952 she married Lawrence “Larry” W. Farthing in Chadwick, IL. He died July 7, 2019. Carrol was employed by and retired from Volckman Furniture in Morrison. She was an avid sewer and quilter and also enjoyed gardening and antiquing.
Survivors include three daughters, Marsha Ecker-Heiden of San Antonio, TX, Teresa Dever of Stillman Valley, IL and Angela (Dave) Gorzny of Morrison; three sons, Lamont (Susan) Farthing of Morrison, Kenneth Farthing of Morrison and Keith (Sheri) Farthing of Hartford, WI; eleven grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; one sister, Judy Vogel of Camanche, IA; one nephew, Michael Vogel.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Larry.
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Cemetery Details
Location
East High Street
Morrison, IL 61270