(262) 653-0667
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Carol Anne Potter, 80, died Tuesday April 28, 2020 at her home in Kenosha, WI. Carol was born September 4, 1939 in Racine, WI to the late Theodore “George” and Vivian (Steinway) Martin, Jr.
She attended local schools and graduated from Mary D. Bradford High School on June 5, 1958. Carol was confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Kenosha, and in 1973 she earned her LPN degree in nursing from Gateway Technical Institute. Carol worked at Kenosha Memorial Hospital and Snap-on Tools in Kenosha.
Carol moved to Texas in 1982 and married John T. Potter on June 15, 1996 at Zion Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg, TX. She worked at the VA Hospital in Kerrville, TX and retired from there in 2000.
Carol was a member of the Texas Hill Country Quilters Guild and Zion Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg, TX. She belonged to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Kenosha and was a member of the Southport Quilters Guild. She loved quilting and miniature dachshunds.
Carol is survived by her husband, John Potter, her son David (Amy) Zoerner of Pleasant Prairie, WI and her daughter Nancy Zoerner Garcia of Porter, TX. She is also survived by her grandchildren Jennifer Janas of Slidell, LA, Tracy Janas of Johnstown, OH, Jimmy Johnson of Racine, WI, Hunter, Christian, Gunnar, and Brody Zoerner of Pleasant Prairie, WI, Vivian Garcia and Timothy Garcia III of Porter TX . Carol is further survived by her great-grandchildren Anthony Meadows of Eunice, LA, and Ian and Gracie Bach of Rayne, LA. Her brothers Thomas Hamilton of Pleasant Prairie, WI and Kendal (Lisa) Christman of Readstown, WI. Her sisters Janice (Steve) Molder Prorok of Cape Coral, FL, Susan Martin Lebeter and Laurie Martin Mueller, both of Kenosha, WI.
Carol was preceded in death by her parents, Theodore George Martin, Jr. and Vivian Simonds, her brothers Theodore George Martin III and James Molder, her husband Harold Elder, daughter Wendy Johnson Janas and her son Jeffrey Johnson.
The family would like to thank Hospice Alliance and Marissa Parramoure for the loving care given to their mother.
A memorial service will be held later. Burial will take place at Greenridge Cemetery.
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(262) 653-0667
3016 75th Street, Kenosha, WI 53142
Barbara Vallone says:
Hello, my name is Barbara Vallone and I met Carol when they first moved back to Kenosha. She was a lovely kind woman and will be missed by all the quilters whose lives she touched including mine. I wanted to share the comments below with you because they said so many wonderful things about Carol. My sympathy to all of you who still are here and I want you to know that she left a wonderful legacy of kindness and sharing.
Barbara Vallone
Below are kind thoughts about Carol from First Friday Quilters;
So sorry to hear the news about Carol’s passing. May she rest in peace.
That’s too bad, Carol was a wonderful lady.
That is sad news. I remember once she machine quilted something for me at the last minute because I was in a crunch with a gift. She was so kind.
Sad to hear. I always enjoyed her.
Below are kind thoughts about Carol from Lutherdale Quilters and staff:
Carol was a warm and outgoing person, making a person feel as if you’ve known her all your life. Blessings on her and her family,
I’m so very saddened when I heard the news yesterday. Prayers to her family. Yes she loved quilting, longarming and Lutherdale
she was a very sweet person and easy to talk to.
Aww… I love Carol. That’s so sad. I’m glad her daughter was able to be with her.
Lots of good memories to hang on to. She has joined the Heavenly Quilting B, I hear it’s the best. Never an error in stich or design and all is forgiven. We shall see her again.