Carla J. Ward
Monday, December 24, 1945
Date of Death:
Friday, January 30, 2015
Age:
69 years old
Visitation
Date: Monday February 02, 2015
Time: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home [ view map ]
Second Visitation
Date: Tuesday February 03, 2015
Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home [ view map ]
Funeral Service
Date: Tuesday February 03, 2015
Time: 11:00 am
Location: River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home [ view map ]
Burial
Location: Oakwood Cemetery
Monday, December 24, 1945
Date of Death:
Friday, January 30, 2015
Age:
69 years old
Monday, December 24, 1945
Date of Death:
Friday, January 30, 2015
Age:
69 years old
Carla J. Ward
The funeral for Carla Jean Ward will be at 11:00am on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 at the River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Noonan officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester. Visitation will be held from 5:00pm to 8:00pm on Monday, February 2nd and one hour prior to the service on Tuesday at the River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home.
Carla Jean (Parsons) Ward, age 69, of Rochester passed away on Friday January 30, 2015 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born to Lowell and Nadene (Geak) Parsons in Mankato on December 24, 1945.
She grew up in Vernon Center, Minnesota and graduated from Garden City High School. She lived in the Rochester area most of her life. She married John Ward on October 3rd, 1969 in Rochester. They then started a family and lived in Chicago for ten years.
Carla loved animals and loved her dogs as family. She was a 4-H member and raised state fair grand champion award winning lambs. She was also a Wilton cake decorating instructor, Girl Scout Cookie Mom and a member of the Rochester Baptist Church. Carla loved to cook, garden, sew, crochet and spend time with her friends and family. She was driven to help those in need and make sure no one goes hungry.
Survivors include her daughters Amy Ward of Denver, Colorado, Kari Ward of Bloomington, Jenny Pachicano (David) of Rochester and Julie Ward of Rochester; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; sister Lily (Kirk) Bartz of Plainview. She is also survived by her long time best friend Diane Cambern and her beloved dogs Muggs and Jack. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband and two siblings.
Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com
Condolences
The family of Carla J. Ward has received the following condolences.
So sorry to hear about the loss of your mother. Many great memories of her working with our mom Janice at the (Tower)Elba House.May her memories live in your heart forever. Our Prayers are with you all.The Don Ball Family Steve,Sheri, Shawn, Sheila,Scott &Shelly
My prayers go out to the family. I use to work with Carla at WalMart and she was forever laughing. Such a beautiful soul. She'll be forever missed
My prayers go out to the family. I use to work with Carla at WalMart and she was forever laughing. Such a beautiful soul. She'll be forever missed
My thoughts and prayers to Carla's family. She fought a brave and courageous fight but the Lord saw fit to take her home. May your sorrow turn to joyous memories of happier days that you shared.
Jenny and David,
We are so sorry for the loss of your mother, Carla. May she continue to live on through precious memories.
Love Jim and Gail
Dear Amy, Kari, Jenny & Julie,
You are in our thoughts and prayers and we love you. We will surely miss your mom. She always had such a sweet spirit and a servants heart. We would have fellowships at church and she always signed up to bring food. She was a good cook and we would share recipes. One time I asked her for her recipe and she laughed and said- I got this at Hy-Vee. We have precious memories of her coming to our church. May the Lord comfort you all.
Dear family of Carla ,
Carla has know my family for a long time and was friends with my late grandma Janice Ball. I first met her when we worked together years ago waitressing. She always had a smile and a laugh and she was one that would speak her mind. I later than met her at church at Rochester Baptist and she would tell me stories of my grandpa and she worked with my uncle Scotty at the Elba House. She would always ask about my family and how everyone was doing. She had a great loving heart and am thankful over the years I got to know her better and even visit with her at her home and she would give us all her yummy fudge. Going to miss her dearly but am comforted knowing that she is saved and with Jesus know and we will see her again in heaven! God bless you!
We enjoyed having Carla at church. We will miss her. She was a really fun lady.
Her Christmas fudge was always a treat. We liked her dogs, too. We are glad we got to know Carla.
Natalie, Lenee, Candace, and Nate Noonan
Dear Amy, Kari, Jenny, Julie and Families,
We were so blessed to have met and becomes friends with Mrs. Carla Jean Ward!!!
She brought a charismatic strength with her wherever she went...especially in the church :)
She had a generous and giving heart. If she signed up for 2 of something...she brought 8 :)
She never took herself too seriously and she knew how to laugh!
She always knew a better way to get something done!
She was never afraid to tell you what she thought!
She carried a zest for life!
We will miss her so much! We have been absolutely honored to have had a small part in her life! Thank you for allowing us to share this delicate time with each of you!
Most Sincerely the Noonans and Rochster Baptist Church