Carol A. Bond

Carol A. Bond, 89, of Bridgman passed away Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, at Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph.

A celebration of life service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Starks & Menchinger Chapel, 2650 Niles Road, St. Joseph with the Rev. Elise Low-Edwardson officiating. Burial will take place at a later date in Graceland Cemetery in Bridgman. Friends may visit with the family from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Memorial donations in Carol's name may be made to Stevensville United Methodist Church or the St. Joseph-Lincoln Senior Center. Those wishing to sign Carol's memory book online may do so at www.starks -menchinger.com.

Carol was born Oct. 10, 1935, in Grand Rapids, Mich., to Walter and Pearl Nagelkirk. She graduated from Muskegon High School, Class of 1953 and attended Hope College in Holland, Mich. In 1969, Carol gained employment at Tele-Rad in Benton Harbor, retiring as office manager after more than 25 years.

On May 9, 1980, she married Robert I. Bond. He preceded her in death on Nov. 16, 1989.

While her children were in school, Carol was active in Cub Scouts and Little League. She also was active in the Blossomtime Festivities. Carol was a member of Stevensville United Methodist Church and the St. Joseph-Lincoln Senior Center. She enjoyed playing Bingo at the Senior Center and also with her many friends at the clubhouse at Warren Dunes Estates. In her free time, Carol enjoyed reading, doing word search puzzles and listening to Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

Carol is survived by her children: Thomas (Jacqueline) Woltman and Charles Woltman, both of Benton Harbor; her grandchildren: Chad and Adam Woltman, Duron (Atrell) Patton, Elizabeth Blaylock; several great-grandchildren; her brother, Richard (Lorraine) Nagelkirk of Commerce Township, Mich., several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Bond; her former husband, Kenneth Woltman; her daughter and son-in-law: Jane and Mark McDaniels; her daughter-in-law, Janet Woltman and her brother, Thomas Nagelkirk.