Visitation has moved to First English Evangelical Lutheran Church, 800 Vernier Rd, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236, see services for more details.
Beloved wife to Alfred A. Sauter for 61 years. Cherished mother to Elizabeth (David) Fischer, Karen (James) Bezel, and David (Melissa) Sauter. Adored grandmother to Alexander and Isabella Fischer, Andrew and William Bezel, and Ross and Riley Sauter. Dear sister to Joan Kucken, Janet Lynk, and the late Jim Weiss.
Carol was born on April 2nd, 1939 in Detroit, MI to the late Norman and Norma Weiss. She graduated from Denby High School in 1957, earned her Associate’s Degree and started her career at Charles A. Beltz and Company where she met her loving husband Alfred. Carol also worked at the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Corporation. She then joined Gale Research where she worked for over 20 years before retiring as their Director of Human Resources.
Carol was a Master Gardener and she lovingly cared for the flower gardens at First English Evangelical Lutheran Church for 30 years. She started the gardening company, The Yardeners. She also leveraged her passion and skills as a volunteer for the Junior Master Gardener Program and for the Gardens at the Children’s Home of Detroit. Carol also enjoyed volunteering as an usher at the Fisher Theater in Detroit with her husband, Al.
She was extremely strong in her faith. A life-long Lutheran, Carol was an active member of First English Evangelical Lutheran Church for 42 years. During her time with the church she led a committee that developed a reflection garden on the church property. She was a member of the Peace Circle, the past chairman of the Board of Social Action, the 2004 Woman of the Church Stewardship Secretary, a LSSM Action Representative, and was also a member of the building committee for the Family Life Center. In 2004 Carol was the recipient of the Woman of the Year award at First English.
An active member of the Grosse Pointe Community, Carol was a member of the Grosse Pointe Park Gardening Club, Book Clubs of Grosse Pointe Woods and St. Clair Shores, the Grosse Pointe Woman’s Club, the Grosse Pointe Woods Beautification Advisory, the Grosse Pointe Garden Center, and the Fox Creek Chapter of Questers International.
Carol loved to travel and enjoyed excursions throughout North America, Asia, Canada, Europe, and Central America. She was an avid reader and was known for her cooking and pickling.
Carol was the epitome of strength - in her faith, in her family, and in her battle. She will be greatly missed.
Visitation for Carol will be on Thursday, September 23rd, from 3 PM to 8 PM at First English Evangelical Lutheran Church, 800 Vernier Rd, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236. Carol will lie in state at 10 AM until the time of the funeral service at 11 AM on Friday, September 24th, at First English Evangelical Lutheran Church, 800 Vernier Rd, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236.
Memorial donations in Carol’s name can be made to First English Evangelical Lutheran Church or the Van Elslander Breast Cancer Research Fund.
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