NEW ULM–Caroline Bertha Carmichael, age 89 of New Ulm died on Monday, August 26, 2024, at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 4th, 2024, at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm. Pastor Jeffrey Bovee will officiate, and burial will follow in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in New Ulm. Visitation will be held from 9:30-11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 4th at the church prior to the service. To leave an online condolence for her family, or to sign the guestbook, go to: mvfh.org

Caroline is survived by her daughter, Charis (Andrew Braun) Carmichael Braun of New York; her son, Grant (Lisa) Carmichael of Eagan; her grandchildren, Paul, James, and Emma; and her sisters-in-law, Beverly Carmichael of La Crosse, Wisconsin, Lucille Wessel of New Ulm, Charlene (Roger) Miedtke of Fairmont, Kay (Jerry) Yanz of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Jo Carmichael of Florida; and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Gary Carmichael in 2020; and her daughter, Christine Carmichael in 2015; her brothers-in-law, Rev. Erling Carmichael, Howard Wessel, and Charles Carmichael.

Caroline Bertha Templin was born June 26, 1935, in Buffalo, Minnesota to Harold and Ernestine (Hohl) Templin. Growing up in Buffalo, Caroline was a 1953 graduate from Buffalo High School. She furthered her education at DMLC in New Ulm where she studied education. Early in her life, she taught in Fon du Lac and Kenosha Wisconsin and then in New Ulm Minnesota. Caroline was united in marriage to Gary Carmichael on June 29, 1957, in Buffalo Minnesota. This union blessed the couple with a son and a daughter whom together they raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Mankato, Minnesota, and later in New Ulm where they moved the family in 1965. In 1980, they were blessed by a daughter and raised her in New Ulm.

Caroline worked throughout her life in creative roles, most notably for her work as a professional seamstress, making her family’s clothes, doing alterations, knitting, needlepoint, and making quilts. She also worked in retail in New Ulm for Pink’s department store in the fabric department, and then Ehlers department store later on. As her daughter Christine grew her business, Caroline helped her as an Executive Assistant throughout Christine’s business development. As Christine’s health became more challenging, Caroline, and Gary became Christine’s PCAs until she was called to heaven too. Caroline was also noted for her leadership skills as President of Ladies Aid for St. John’s Lutheran Church for many years and served on the Altar Guild. Caroline was always positive and saw life as a challenge. She was gifted with creativity, especially music, playing piano and singing in the choirs of DMLC and then in the St. John’s choir. She enjoyed sewing, baking, cooking with new recipes, and spending time in heartfelt conversations with friends and family.

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