Carol Louise Cantwell, age 83, of North Branch, died February 2, 2021 at Fairview Lakes Medical Center in Wyoming, Minnesota. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 PM, Saturday, May 22 at St. John Lutheran Cemetery, Weber. Family asks that masks be worn and bring a chair if needed. Carol was born to Sophia (Henricks) and Walter Lindstrom in North Branch Township on June 4, 1937. She graduated from North Branch High School in 1955 and then moved to the San Francisco area. When her youthful marriage to Paul Hemming ended, she moved to the San Diego area. She married William Cantwell of Arkansas in 1963 and they shared 38 years of working and traveling in all 52 states.
In 2004, she met James Otwell of Arkansas and they traveled together for 14 years until his death in 2019. Carol was a member of Salem Lutheran Church of Oxford. She was such a calm, sweet, easy going, happy person in every situation– unless a spider was in her presence, then all heck broke loose!
Carol passed away February 2, 2021 at Fairview Lake Medical Center in Wyoming, Minnesota at the age of 83 years, 7 months and 29 days. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bill Cantwell; brother, Wallace Lindstrom and brother-in-law Kenneth Johnson.
She is survived by sister, Corinne Johnson; brother, John (Sandy) Lindstrom; sister-in-law, Carol Lindstrom; treasured nieces and nephews, Kevin (Laurel) Johnson, Charles Johnson, Kristen (Wade) Rudquist, Nancy (Garland) Nyberg, Lori Shir (Dave), Jason (Kris) Lindstrom; stepson, William Cantwell, Jr. (Karen) and their children, Travis and Jodie and grandchildren Ashley and Hailey.
Talk to ya later!
Oh my dear “AC”
you were the most fun great auntie a kid could had ever asked for. I will always remember your little giggles and your sweet voice. You always made things much fun- Easter was especially a good time on the farm. I remember you would make us kids our own clues so we had to solve them to find our baskets- it was so much fun! I remember the tree swing in the front yard when that big tree was still there- and the berries that would grow around the water pump in the middle of the driveway. You and Uncle Bill took me, Jodie and Travis to MOA when we were little and then Uncle Bill would take me and Jodie to the Cambridge fair in the summers. We always got nachos when we got back! You taught me how to braid- you were always up to help me do something. I am so glad I called you a few weeks back. You will always be near and dear to my heart. Say hello to everyone up there for me. I love you – see ya later.