Carol J. Kifer
Carol Jean Kifer, 71, of Asbury, went home to the loving arms of Jesus on Feb. 17, 2022, in the care of hospice at her home.
Family and friends will celebrated her life Feb. 22, at Grand View United Methodist Church, in Dubuque. The family will gather at a later date for a private interment. Leonard Funeral Home and Crematory, Dubuque, is assisting the family.
Carol was born Nov. 12, 1950, in Madison, Wis., the daughter of Gertrude (Herbrand) Brager and William Brager. She graduated from UW-Platteville and married her love of 49 years, Darrell Kifer, of Dubuque. She was a member of Grand View United Methodist Church, Dubuque.
Carol worked in many capacities over the years: school teacher, legal secretary, income tax preparer and real estate abstractor, to name some. Her favorites were those where she helped people. At the non-profit agency, TASC, she helped disabled people develop skills to increase their independence. She cared for the elderly through a home health agency, and she was a hospice volunteer. While learning to live with her own grief, she authored a book for grieving parents, Left Behind, A Mother’s Grief. She was a certified reflexology practitioner and enjoyed helping her clients decrease stress and advance their well-being.
Most of all, Carol loved being a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Carol cherished the time she spent with them.
She is survived by her husband, Darrell; son, Jeff (Mary); four grandchildren, Halley, Shauna, Madison and Tyson; three great-grandchildren, Maverick, Shawn and Avery; a brother, a sister and many nieces and nephews. She will be greatly missed by her mother-in-law Fern and her husband, Paul Bies, of Andrew.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her daughter, Krista Lin.
Memorials can be given to Hospice of Dubuque and The Avery Foundation, Dubuque.
The family is so grateful to Hospice of Dubuque staff, Dr. Engelman, the staff at Medical Associates and Carol’s cell sisters for their loving care and support.
