1936
Carolyn
2013
Carolyn "Kay" Piper
November 1, 1936 — December 4, 2013
A memorial service for Carolyn "Kay" Piper will be held Monday December 9th at 3:00 PM at Bethany United Methodist Church in Rochester. The Reverend Joshua Doughty will officiate. Ennichement will follow at the chapel columbarium at Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs. Piper, 77, of Rochester, died Wednesday December 4, 2013 at her home in Rochester.
Carolyn Kay Hunsinger was born November 1, 1936, the daughter of George and Alta Hunsinger, in Windom, Kansas. Raised in Little River, Kansas, she was a graduate of Little River High School, after which she attended a year of college. She married Robert L. Piper on August 25, 1957 in Kansas. The couple then moved to Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and resided in Iowa until 1966, and then moved to Rochester, Minnesota.
She was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church. A devoted grandmother, she enjoyed cooking, gardening, reading, and going for drives in the country.
She is survived by her daughter, Penny (Tom) Wachlarowicz of Silver Lake; two sons, Eric (Kristen) Piper of Saint Louis Park, and Tim (Christi) Piper of Tucson, Arizona; grandchildren, Kara (Matt) Wallace, Mathew (Kate) Wachlarowicz, Marissa (Emanuel) VonDran, Nikolas (Gargy) Wachlarowicz, Alexander, Rhett, and Quinton Piper, and Nicholas, Zachary, and Sadie Piper; great-grandchildren, Benjamin and Zackary Wallace, Jack Wachlarowicz, and Liam VonDran. She is also survived by her sisters, Georgene Glenn of Tonganoxie, Kansas, Sharon (Ted) Glenn of Pahrump, Nevada, and Linda Fesler of Hutchinson, Kansas; and two brothers, Laurel Hunsinger of Lawrence, Kansas, and Karyl (Karen) Hunsinger of Hutchinson, Kansas.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 2006; a sister, Joann Peckham, and a brother, Dallis Hunsinger.
Friends may call Sunday December 8th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home - Rochester Chapel. The visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday.
If so desired, memorials may be directed to Bethany United Methodist Church of Rochester. Online tributes are being welcomed, and may be created at this website.
1624 37th Street. NW
Rochester, MN 55901
Rochester, MN
Carolyn Kay Hunsinger was born November 1, 1936, the daughter of George and Alta Hunsinger, in Windom, Kansas. Raised in Little River, Kansas, she was a graduate of Little River High School, after which she attended a year of college. She married Robert L. Piper on August 25, 1957 in Kansas. The couple then moved to Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and resided in Iowa until 1966, and then moved to Rochester, Minnesota.
She was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church. A devoted grandmother, she enjoyed cooking, gardening, reading, and going for drives in the country.
She is survived by her daughter, Penny (Tom) Wachlarowicz of Silver Lake; two sons, Eric (Kristen) Piper of Saint Louis Park, and Tim (Christi) Piper of Tucson, Arizona; grandchildren, Kara (Matt) Wallace, Mathew (Kate) Wachlarowicz, Marissa (Emanuel) VonDran, Nikolas (Gargy) Wachlarowicz, Alexander, Rhett, and Quinton Piper, and Nicholas, Zachary, and Sadie Piper; great-grandchildren, Benjamin and Zackary Wallace, Jack Wachlarowicz, and Liam VonDran. She is also survived by her sisters, Georgene Glenn of Tonganoxie, Kansas, Sharon (Ted) Glenn of Pahrump, Nevada, and Linda Fesler of Hutchinson, Kansas; and two brothers, Laurel Hunsinger of Lawrence, Kansas, and Karyl (Karen) Hunsinger of Hutchinson, Kansas.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 2006; a sister, Joann Peckham, and a brother, Dallis Hunsinger.
Friends may call Sunday December 8th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home - Rochester Chapel. The visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday.
If so desired, memorials may be directed to Bethany United Methodist Church of Rochester. Online tributes are being welcomed, and may be created at this website.
Visitation
DEC 8. 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (CST)
Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel1624 37th Street. NW
Rochester, MN 55901
Service
DEC 9. 3:00 PM (CST)
Bethany United Methodist ChurchRochester, MN
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