Mrs. Carolyn Stegemoller, 82, of Murray, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Hickory Woods Senior Living Community in Murray.
Mrs. Stegemoller was born in Indianapolis, IN on March 10, 1939 to the late Chester and Rose Drake Hazelrigg. Carolyn was a dedicated mother first and foremost. She treasured her four boys and embraced every moment with them. Mom was the strongest woman we have ever met. She was not afraid of anyone or anything. She was a fierce Mama Bear. She never missed a practice or a game. She especially loved her role as Grandma Kitchen or Grandma Cookies to her nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She had a vivacious personality and always made people around her laugh. She made friends everywhere she went. Don and Carolyn retired to Tellico Village in 2003 where Carolyn was active in the book club, the ladies sorority, and the dinner club. She also enjoyed needlepoint and quilting gifts for her family.
In 2015, she was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s, in 2017 her husband, Don Sr. had a stroke that made keeping their beautiful home on the lake in Tellico Village impossible. Doug provided care for them while they lived at “The Neighborhood” assisted living facility in Tellico Village for over a year. In 2019 the family relocated Carolyn and Don to Murray, Ky so that Don Jr. and his wife Tanya, Dan and his wife Pam could provide continuing care for them. All the boys and their families visited with his Carolyn and Don regularly with window visits throughout 2020 due to Covid restrictions. Seeing her great grandchildren playing outside gave her great joy. Unless you knew mom before the illness and the Covid restrictions, you really cannot understand how sad this really is.
Those she lovingly leaves behind include her husband of 62 years, Mr. Donald Stegemoller, Sr. of Murray; sons, Donald Leroy Stegemoller, Jr. (Tanya), Douglas Scott Stegemoller (Lisa), Daniel Carl Stegemoller (Pam), Darin Todd Stegemoller (Geneva); a sister, Charlene Childers (James) of Mooresville, IN; 11 grandchildren, Derek Stegemoller (Jolee), Kelsey Herbst (Kyle), Caitlin Stegemoller, Lindsey Murphy (Ben), Gabi Stegemoller, Elizabeth Stegemoller, Dawson Stegemoller, Shanna Forsythe, Tiffanie Krause, (Tim), Stephanie Tash (Joe), Brian Stegemoller (Missy) and 14 great grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life Memorial will be on Friday, June 25th from 4 pm to 7 pm at the activity center at Meadow Lakes retirement community, 200 Meadow Lakes Drive in Mooresville, Indiana followed by a private family burial service at Floral Park Cemetery near her childhood home in Indianapolis,
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association in her memory, https://www.alz.org/, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or call to make a donation 1-800-272-3900.
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Imes Funeral Home & Crematory is entrusted with caring for the family of Mrs. Carolyn Stegemoller.