Carol Heide

Carol Heide, age 85, of Fosston, MN passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 30th at Essentia Health-First Care Living Center in Fosston surrounded by her loving family. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 10th at 2p.m. at Hope Lutheran Church in Fosston. Visitation will be held at the church for one hour prior to the service and interment will be in Cross Lake Cemetery, rural Fosston. Arrangements are with Carlin Family Funeral Service of Fosston and messages of condolence may be shared at www.carlinfuneral.com.

Carol was born on March 8, 1940 to parents Knute and Cora (Swenson) Sannes in Fosston, MN. She attended school in Fosston and on April 20, 1957 was united in marriage to Albert Heide. They began their married life in St. Cloud, MN. From there they moved to Blooming Prairie, MN and eventually settled in Owatonna, MN. While living in Owatonna she enjoyed the time she spent and the friendships she made working at Jostens, Inc., Wenger, Inc. and Owatonna Graphics. Her Christian faith was very important to her and her most cherished bible verse was Romans 8:28. In 2007 Carol and Al returned to Fosston to be closer to family. She enjoyed traveling, especially going on cruises with Al. She loved going to dances and playing cards with family and friends and was a huge fan of the Minnesota Twins. Her favorite color was purple. She cherished her grandchildren and great grandchildren; they brought her immense joy. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

Carol is survived by her three sons, Roger of Fosston; Neil (Val) of Lengby, MN; Steve (Esther) of Savage, MN; ten grandchildren, Jennifer (Brady) Burnside, Jamie (Dave) Swenson, Josh (Heather) Skala, Chris Mowers, Chelsie Johnson, Ethan, Tyson, Jude, Ibukunmi and Cora Heide; thirteen great grandchildren, sister-in-law Deloris Heide and son-in-law Larry Skala.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Cora and Knute, stepfather William “Bill” Schacher, husband Albert, son Alan, daughter Laurel Skala, infant daughter Eileen and great granddaughter Camryn Skala; brothers-in-law Marvel Heide and Everett Schulz and sister-in-law Martha Schulz.