Carol A. Horstman
Carol A. Horstman, 70, of Bagley, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 8, at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born Dec. 17, 1945, in Galesburg, Ill. Carol was raised by her maternal grandparents Ronald and Kathryn Bainbridge. Carol worked as a teacher’s assistant in Galesburg for several years. She married Wayne Horstman on Jan. 15, 1964, in Prairie du Chien, . She and her husband operated a beef farm in the Bagley area. Wayne preceded her in death on Sept. 12, 1998.
She is survived by her children, Wesley (Marinda) Horstman, of Bagley, and Audra Dawson, of Bagley; her brother Theodore (Shirlaine) Dawson, of Clinton, Iowa; sister-in-law Sylvia (Don) Crubel, of Manhattan, Kan.; her grandchildren Augusta Horstman (Eric Christ), Joshua Horstman (Stacy Zarling), Jonah Horstman, Kathryn (Andrew) Tomten, and Samantha Penry along with her great grandchildren Ivanelle and Eckland.
A private family interment will be later in the Bagley Cemetery in Bagley, with Rev. Andy Doll officiating. The Garrity Funeral Home of Prairie du Chien is assisting the family.