Carole S. LLOYD

Age 68 Of Cambria, WI Died Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at the Golden Living Center-Continental Manor in Randolph following complications related to brain cancer. Carole was born on May 8, 1944 to Melvin and Vivian (Larson) Swanson in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Educated in the Minneapolis Public Schools and at Macalester College, she received a B.S. in Education and taught elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cottage Grove, Minnesota. On April 2, 1966 she was united in marriage to Neal Lloyd. After completing a Master of Divinity degree at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in 1983, she was ordained as a Minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in 1984. She served as a pastor in North St. Paul, Minnesota and as a chaplain in Pennsylvania, Iowa and Minnesota. In 2007 she retired as Chaplain at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, Minnesota. Carole was a member of The John Knox Presbytery, Cambria Kiwanis, where she served as Vice President, and Chapter D of the Sisterhood of PEO. She is survived by her husband; two daughters, Gwyneth (Daniel) Burak of Golden, Colorado and Sarah (Nels) Nelson of Wisconsin Dells; two grandsons, Jasper and Larson Burak; two sisters, Barbara Bateman of Boulder, Colorado and Jane Swanson of Carbondale, Illinois; nieces, a nephew, cousins and friends beyond number. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother-in-law, William Bateman and a granddaughter, Josafin Lloyd-Nelson. A Witness to the Resurrection Celebration will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Cambria, Wisconsin on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. The family will receive guests at the church from 9:00 a.m. until noon. Inurnment will take place at a later date in the Cambria Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Presbyterian Church, Macalester College or the Aldo Leopold Foundation. The Kratz-Smedema Funeral Home in Cambria is serving the family.