Carol Jean Gwinn

Mrs. Gwinn joined the VFW Ladies Auxiliary in 1967, and served as president for three years. She enjoyed needle point, crocheting, and creating holiday baskets. She was a loving mother, who will be truly missed by all who knew her.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Oliver T. Gwinn; her parents, Walter J. and Nellie, nee Gwaltney, Frank, Sr.; four brothers, Walter J. Frank, Jr., William Frank, Walter “Butch” J. Frank, and Robert Frank; and her four sisters, Edna Rohwedder, Patsy Jodun, Joann Waters, and Mary Higgins.

Surviving to cherish her memory are her loving daughter, Rosemarie Gwinn, of O’Fallon, Illinois; a step-son, William Oliver, of Smithton, Illinois; three step-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Memorials are appreciated to the family, and condolences may be expressed online at www.lakeviewfuneralhm.com.

The family would also like to extend their sincere gratitude, to Carol’s caregiver’s, Joy Freeland and Mary Thomas.

A Celebration of Carol’s life will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at Reiss Chapel in Lake View Memorial Gardens, Fairview Heights, Illinois. Interment will be held at a later date in, Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, Illinois.