Constance B. "Connie" Carroll

Constance B. “Connie” Carroll, age 80, of Lake George, Fremont, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2020 at her home. She was born on April 8, 1940 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to John and Henrietta (Carnes) Bender, they preceded her in death. Connie graduated from Centerville High School, and was Valedictorian of the class of 1958. She attended Indiana University in Bloomington, and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1962 in Food and Nutrition. While attending Indiana University she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Sorority, a member of the Mortar Board, Union Board of Directors, and the BMOC. She served a Dietetic Internship in San Francisco for one year. She later attended the University of Wisconsin Graduate Program, from 1963-1965. Connie married William Patrick Carroll on September 4, 1965 in Madison, Wisconsin. They lived in Milwaukee, and later moved to Kokomo, and later to Boston in 1973. In 1981 they moved back to Lake George and Connie worked for the Carnegie Public Library as a reference librarian from 1989 until 1998. She also served on the Jamestown Township Board for twelve years. She was a member of the Lake George Cottagers Association and the Lake George Conservancy. Connie was an avid reader, and enjoyed any book she could find. She loved Lake George, her family, and her pet Oreo. Survivors include two daughters, Kathleen (Patrick) Hagan of Snow Lake, Fremont, Indiana, and Colleen (Matthew) Cook of Fishers, Indiana, three grandchildren, Marissa Carroll (Kory Tye) of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sam Cook and Adam Cook of Fishers, Indiana, and a brother, Sam Bender of Coldwater, Michigan. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Patrick Carroll on September 15, 2010, and her parents. Funeral Services will be held at 5 pm Friday, June 12, 2020 at Beams Funeral Home, Fremont, Indiana. Pastor Tracey Zimmerman will officiate the service. Calling hours will be held from 3 pm until 5 pm Friday at Beams Funeral Home. Entombment will be at a later time at Elm Grove Cemetery, Bluffton, Indiana. Memorial donations in her memory may be directed to the Fremont Public Library or the Lake George Conservancy.