Obit: Mohr, Carol Jean (1947 - 2013)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Mohr, Piehl, Houck, Fant, Marshall, Haffenberedl, Brogan, Wagner, Farmer, Gayten, Friedemann, Hoffman, Wetzel, Rinehart

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/26/2013

Mohr, Carol Jean (17 October 1947 - 21 June 2013)

Carol Mohr, 65, of Neillsville died Friday, June 21, 2013, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield.

Carol Jean Houck was born Oct. 17, 1947, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Robert and Laverne (Piehl) Houck. After high school, she went to business school for two years, which led to a job working for her uncle’s printing company and for her father as a typesetter for 20 years. After that, she worked in estate cleanouts and also the billing for that job. When Carol sold her house in Chicago, she moved to Neillsville and worked for Sunburst. Jan. 30, 2000 she was united in marriage to Frederic Mohr in Neillsville. Together they farmed. Carol love to cook for her family and read. She was a quiet, simple woman who loved her family and loved to visit. If anyone wanted to know the weather, they could just ask Carol, as her favorite channel was the weather channel.

She is survived by her husband, Fred; a son, Steve (Holly) Fant of Louisiana; daughters, Sarah Marshall of Marshfield and Katee (Fiancé Adam Haffenberedl) Brogan; three step-children, Jenny (Rob) Wagner of Neillsville, Becky (Jeremiah) Farmer of Blair and Peggy Mohr of Neillsville; and 24 grandchildren. Carol is also survived by a brother, Glen Houck, of Illinois; a sister, Linda Gayten, of Fort Myers, FL; and a best friend, Cheryl Friedemann, of Chili.

Carol was preceded in death by her parents.

A funeral service for Carol was held at 12 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, at the Gesche Funeral Home in Neillsville, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment was in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

Serving as casketbearers were Rob Wagner, Josh Hoffman, Chris Wetzel, Tyler Mohr, Blain Marshall and Corey Rinehart.

Online condolences may be made at www.geschefh.com.  The Gesche Funeral Home assisted Carol’s family with funeral arrangements.