Carol J. (Harger) Bendickson Obituary (1941

Carol J. Bendickson, age 81, Town of Sigel, Wisconsin Rapids, died Sunday, December 25, 2022, at the House of the Dove in Marshfield. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church in the Town of Sigel. With Rev. Dennis Olson presiding. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until the time of services at the church. Carol was born on July 8, 1941, in Wisconsin Rapids the daughter of Roy and Lauretta (Luecht) Harger. Carol married Lawrence L. Bendickson on June 18, 1960, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Sherry. Along with her husband Larry, Carol owned and operated Bendickson's Standard gas station and Bendickson's Hardware in Arpin. She also worked at Pete's Market in Rudolph. Carol enjoyed sewing, needlepoint and quilting. she was very involved in the church's quilter's group, which made many quilts that were sent overseas for different missions. Carol also enjoyed puzzles, flower gardening, birdwatching and feeding the birds. Survivors include her four children, Arnie (Wendy) Bendickson, Vesper, Karla (Chris) Peters, Wisconsin Rapids, Laurie Burk, Oxford, and Kelly (Shane Krieger) Broder, Nekoosa; grandchildren, Amanda (Chad) Ramthun, Ashley (Kyle) Turner, Autumn (Matt) Hall, Alison (Jared) Snortheim, Trenton and Tanner Peters, Spencer (Gabby) Burk, Mariah (Michael Carriere) Burk, Tyler (Savannah) Broder and Evan Broder; twelve great-grandchildren: Kasey and Logan Ramthun, Erika, Taylor and Kaden Turner, Hunter and Gabriella Hall, Eleanor and Owen Snortheim, Theodore and Eloise Broder and Baby Burk due at the end of May 2023. She is further survived by her brother, Allen (Marti) Harger and her brother-in-law Al Rzepiejewski. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Lawrence in 2014, and by her sister Barbara Rzepiejewski. The family would like to extend a heartfelt Thank You to the staff at the House of the Dove in Marshfield for all the wonderful care they gave Carol. Herman-Taylor Funeral home is honored to be serving the family.