Obit: Jean “Jeannie-Belle” I. Carolus, 88

Jean “Jeannie-Belle” I. Carolus, 88 of 511 N. Van Buren Ave, Mason City, who died peacefully Friday morning, July 27, 2012 at her home.

Funeral services will be held 3:30 pm, Friday August 3, 2012 at Faith Baptist Church, 1807 S. Kentucky Ave, Mason City. Officiating will be the Rev’s Scott Davis of Grace Evangelical Free Church and Miles Grismore of Faith Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 4 until 8:00 pm Thursday at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 2nd ST. SE, Mason City and again one hour prior to services at the Church. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City. Condolences may be shared with the family at http://www.Fullertonfh.com <http://www.fullertonfh.com/&gt;

Jean Irene was born on October 23, 1923 in Forest City, Iowa the daughter of Neal and Anna (Beckjordan) Brackey. She attended school for her elementary education in Forest City and when the family moved to Mason City she attended Junior and Senior High. During WWII she traveled the U.S. extensively and finally moved to the West Coast and worked in the shipyards; first as a welder and then as a director of the cranes. She married Alfred Peasley on February 26, 1946 in Mason City where they raised their son and three daughters. She was a “Stay at Home” wife and mothers who loved to cook, bake and make sure all her children knew the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior. In 1961 the family moved to Juneau, Alaska then to Tenstrike, MN, then on to Panorama, City, CA for a brief time before moving back to Mason City where she spent the rest of her life. For a short time she worked at JC Penny and in 1971 for the next ten years she worked for Lifetime Manufacturing of RV motor homes. She met Don Carolus when he placed a bid on doing the siding of her home and on February 16, 1980 they were united in marriage in Casper Wyoming. They enjoyed traveling, time with the family, eating at their favorite restaurants.

Those thankful in sharing Jean’s long life include her son Jerry Peasley, Mason City; Sheila and her husband Ron Callow, Clear Lake; Sharon Peaslee and her husband Michael Burns, Hines, MN; Rozanna and her husband Mike Theisen, Blackduck, MN; her sister JoAnn Traenor, Mason City; her twin brothers-in-law Merlin of Texas and Merwin Carolus of Mason City, sister-in-law Lorraine Bartleson, Clear Lake; 18 grandchildren, 50 great grandchildren and 8 great great grandchildren and a cousin Frances (James) Sanders, Juneau, Alaska.

Her parents Neal Brackey and Anna Kunzman, both husbands Alfred in 1985 and Don in 2011, three grandchildren Dena Brones, Troy Peasley, and Warren Theisen and a cousin Donald Beckjordan preceded her in death.

Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 2nd ST. SE, Mason City, Iowa 50401 641-423-8676 http://www.Fullertonfh.com