Photo courtesy of Woodfin Funeral Chapel - Murfreesboro
Jul 14, 1937 - Feb 9, 2019 (Age 81)
I am so sorry to learn of Carolyns passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you Roy, and your children. My deepest sympathy. Joyce Dupras
Joyce Dupras
February 17, 2019 | Ishpeming, AR
Roy, Valerie, Vicki, and Eric - May our ever loving God surround you with love, sustain you through all the difficult times ahead, and bring peace to your hearts. My thoughts and prayers are with you. With deep sympathy and many fond memories.
Sharon Schrandt
February 16, 2019 | Negaunee, MI | Friend
Roy, Valerie, Vicki, and Eric I'm so sorry for your loss and your family is in my thoughts and prayers during this time. You were all great neighbors on Cedar street and obviously a loving and kind family.
Ronald Hill
February 15, 2019 | Gwinn, MI | Neighbor
Roy,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. So many wonderful memories of family times with the Male Chorus. May Gods comforting love surround all of you in your loss.
Al Nelson
Alan Nelson
February 15, 2019 | Negaunee, MI | Friend
Vickie,
My prayers are with you and your family. She is such a beautiful woman who will be so dearly missed.
Barbara Sage
February 13, 2019 | Readyville, TN | Coworker
Vicki,
You and your family are on my mind and in my prayers right now and going forward. Love to you and family.
Daniel Williams
February 13, 2019 | Spring Hill, TN | Friend
Carolyn was always so nice and welcoming to me and my sister growing up. We had some good times visiting her and Great Uncle Roy in California and Michigan years ago. I will never forget her infectious laugh and sincere smile. She, along with her family and friends, will be in my thoughts and prayers. Love, Andy, Jody, Riley, and Austin Bath
Andy Bath
February 12, 2019 | Hartford, WI | Family
I enjoyed teaching with Carolyn in Tulare,Ca- She was an excellent teacher who really enjoyed her students. Good memories of laughing and smiling with her and working with 5th graders!
Tom Lorah
February 12, 2019 | Visalia, CA | Friend
Vickie,
I am sorry to hear about the loss of your mother. We love you and have you and your family in our prayers.
AJ Brown
February 12, 2019 | Nashville, TN | Friend
Carolyn Priuska, age 81 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, died Saturday, February 9, 2019 in Murfreesboro. She was a native of Negaunee, MI and was a daughter of the late Vilho and Marjorie Maki.
Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Roy Priuska; their children, Valerie Rains and husband Kevin, and Victoria Priuska, all of Murfreesboro, Eric Priuska and partner Jay Anderson of Ann Arbor, MI; grandchildren, Danielle and Devin Rains, Kaleb Doughten-Priuska and Micah Anderson-Priuska; a sister, Nancy Kurin and husband Alvar of Negaunee, MI, and a brother, Daniel Maki and wife Judy of Bloomington, IN; as well as a host of other loving family and friends.
Mrs. Priuska received her degree in education from Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI in 1959. She was a role model for her younger siblings and cousins by attending college and showing the effort which led to her teaching career. She was a member of Advent Lutheran Church, Murfreesboro and was a strong leader in Christian ministry within the several churches she and her husband attended in the past. She was a support for Roy while he attended college and helped make his career as a pharmacist possible. She loved her grandchildren immensely and they in turn loved her and spent many memorable moments with her. She fought courageously against her last illness and during this time she was a study of grace and love.
Visitation will be Wednesday, February 13, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. until the time of funeral services beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Advent Lutheran Church under the direction of Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in the Negaunee City Cemetery under the direction of Koskey Funeral Home in Negaunee, MI.
Memorials may be made in memory of Carolyn to the Alzheimer’s Association Mid-South Chapter and an online guestbook is available for the Priuska family at www.woodfinchapel.com.
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