Carole Kroll
April 8, 2015Share using:
Hancock: Carole S. Kroll, 77, formerly of Hancock, passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter in Novi, Michigan on Wednesday, April 8, 2015.
Carole was born in Hancock on June 12, 1937, a daughter of the late Raymond B. and Angeline (Mikesch) Hocking. She was a 1955 graduate of Hancock High School.
Carole was married to John “Jack” Kroll on January 14, 1956. Together they built their house in West Hancock where they raised their family. They also remodeled that home several times over the years. Jack died on May 19, 2012.
In her early years, she was employed at Gartner's Department Store in Hancock and at Michigan Bell Telephone in Ripley. She moved to the Detroit area and was employed there for a short time. Later in life, she was employed at the Frederickson Insurance Agency in Hancock for several years.
Carole was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hancock. Her hobbies included quilting, sewing, basket weaving, reading and many other crafts. She especially enjoyed her flower gardening. Family activities included traveling and camping.
Besides her husband Jack Kroll, she was also preceded in death by her father, Raymond Hocking, her mother, Angeline Ploof, her step-father, John “Jack” Ploof, and her two brother, Raymond and Gerald “Jerry” Hocking.
She is survived by her two children: Jeffrey (Victoria Huston) Kroll of Ann Arbor, and Linda (Robert) Crump of Novi; a grandson, John Kroll of Ann Arbor; sisters-in-law: Martha Hocking of Atlantic Mine, Ellen Hocking of Hancock, and Mary (Terrance) Collette of The Villages, Florida; and by many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 11 A.M. at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Amy Terhune to officiate. A luncheon will be held after services in the church hall. Interment will be in Forest Hill Cemetery in Houghton.
Funeral arrangements are with the O'Neill-Dennis Funeral Home in Hancock. To leave online condolences, please go to www.oneilldennisfh.com.
Memorials in lieu of flowers may be directed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, The American Cancer Society, or Little Brothers~Friends of the Elderly in Hancock.