A visitation will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2025, beginning at 12:00 p.m., at the Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home and will continue until the start of her funeral service at 2:00 p.m., officiated by Rev. Ron Lott, retired pastor. Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Mount Carroll, IL. A memorial has been established to Allure of Prophetstown.
Carol was born September 5, 1944, in Fayetteville, NC, to Wilbur and Frances (Fauteux) Traum. She was educated in the Mount Carroll grade schools and was a graduate of Mount Carroll High School. On June 7, 1963, she married Butch Wiersema, Sr. in Mount Carroll, and they shared their lives for over 59 years before his passing on November 23, 2022. Carol worked as a secretary for the guidance counselor at Fulton High School, and also was a dedicated homemaker. She enjoyed sewing, cross stitch embroidery and crocheting.
Survivors include one daughter, Celeste (Michael) Meador of Freeport, IL; two sons, Bernie (Janet) Wiersema of Chadwick, IL and Brett (Jamie McCombie) Wiersema of Fulton; six grandchildren, Susan (Drew) Boehler, Kurt (Brooke) Woodinmiller, Katelyn (Trent) Gebhardt, Andrew (Rachel Bielema) Wiersema, Nora Wiersema and Lucy Wiersema; and eleven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Butch, and one sister, Janice Mae Wallace.
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