Michele Lillian Carroll

Michele Lillian Carroll

Sioux City

Michele Lillian Carroll, 58, of Sioux City, died unexpectedly due to a cardiac event on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021.

Visitation with family present will be 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with a ceremony of memory sharing beginning at 6:30 p.m., followed by military honors, all at Miller Funeral Home, downtown, 507 S. Main Ave., Sioux Falls, S.D. The ceremony will be live streamed on Miller Funeral Home YouTube page. To view the ceremony, please click on the following link: https:/youtu.be6_tdhoqm1Y. For additional information and online registry please visit www.millerfh.com.

Michele was born on Sept. 12, 1962, to John "Jack" and Fern (Gehrke) Carroll in De Smet, S.D. She attended Washington Senior High and graduated with the class of 1980. She then pursued her passion for cosmetology and obtained her diploma from College of Hair Design in 1982.

In 1983, Michele enlisted in the United States Navy where she served in many active duties which brought her around the world to Hong Kong and the Philippines.

In 1988, Michele left the Navy with an honorable discharge to raise her family. Michele received her Associates degree in Computer Science from Killian Community College in 2000. She furthermore obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems from Dakota State University in 2004.

Michele always had a passion for helping others and would prioritize their needs over her own. She was grateful for all the relationships she built throughout the years. She always enjoyed having long energetic conversations that were meaningful and brutally honest.

Michele's hobbies included reading romance and true crime novels, many of which she re-read multiple times.

Michele would take great pride with her arts and craft projects. She enjoyed making abstract art from wood and rocks that were gathered during outdoor adventures. She created unique pieces of art which were personalized for friends and family which would bring much joy.

Being outdoors, whether it was soaking up the sun while reading, hiking or camping, brought her much tranquility. Michele also enjoyed spending quality time with her grandchildren by creating new ways to make activities fun.

Grateful for having shared her life are her loving partner of 15 years, Andy Peterson; children, Nicholas (Suzi Cooke) Beesley of Sioux Falls, Nathan (Kyle Comes) Beesley of Sioux Falls, Mollie (David Roggensack) Dereszynski of Athens, Ala., and Tom (Casey Peterson) Dereszynski of La Crosse, Wis.; cherished grandchildren, Annika, Benjamin, Lukas and David Jr; sister, Kathryn (Harlan) Zwak; and brother, Alan "Duke" Carroll.

Michele is preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Fern Carroll; and an infant brother, Michael John.