CAROL KROLL

Carol May Bachmann Kroll May 9, 1932 — November 19, 2013 Carol was born May 9, 1932 in Union, New Jersey to Helen and Walter Bachmann, the youngest of three children. Carol passed away November 19, 2013 in Dallas, Texas, surrounded by her children. Carol is preceded in death by her husband, her parents and both sister and brother. Carol Bachmann married Robert Edward Kroll on June 5, 1954. Carol is survived by their children: Kathryn Elaine Kroll, Steven Douglas Kroll and wife Inga; and Lorraine Michele Kroll Temple and husband Kevin. The light of her life were her four Grandchildren: Stephanie Nicole Temple, Jessica Michele Temple Applegate and husband Tom; Johannes Herman Kroll, and Joachim Edward Kroll, and her brother-in-law of 70 years, Frank Zach. Other relatives in Florida, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey and Virginia also mourn her passing. Carol’s strong faith was in the Lord, she believed in the Resurrection & Life Ever After. Carol was an active member of First United Methodist Church, in the Friendship Sunday School class, and United Methodist Women. She delivered Meals on Wheels, volunteered for the Outreach Center, and participated in many women’s retreats. She and her friends traveled to the Holy Lands on a mission trip, and it was a life-changing event for her. Carol loved theater and musicals. As a child, she performed backyard Vaudeville shows for the neighborhood. Carol was a season ticket holder at Dallas Summer Musicals. Carol also loved to sew, knit and crochet. She made over 500 baby caps and lap blankets to give away. Carol had a sense of adventure. A Girl Scout Troop leader, the family went camping in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Indiana. In the late 1970s Carol lived in Izmir, Turkey and Munich, Germany. Carol’s love of theater and costumes combined at Scarborough Faire and Texas Renaissance Festival. Each year, Carol made new costumes and took the grandchildren. Carol loved baseball, having grown up near Dodger and Yankee stadium. She was at every home opener for the Texas Rangers for many years, and took the whole family with her. She watched every game on TV. Carol was a wonderful Grandmother. She attended every event: recitals, parent’s day, swim meets for the girls, karate and baseball for the boys, graduations from high school and college. Carol is now at Peace with the Lord, reunited with her husband and family. “The Grandchildren” Stephanie Nicole had a way of changing Carol’s name. In 1987, Carol went from Mom to Grandma. In high school, Stephanie, keeping up with pop culture, decided to change Grandma’s name to G-ma. Immediately, she said, “What?” to which Stephanie replied, “It’s short for Grandma.” From then on, every card, email, and everything else, was from G-ma. Stephanie’s most fond memories are all the times G-ma told her how proud she was to be a grandmother. Next child born was Jessica Michele in 1990. Jessica’s favorite memories with her G-ma were the sleep-overs at her house with Stephanie. They always had so much fun at G-ma’s reading books, watching cartoons, and cooking together. G-ma made macaroni salad for Jessica all the time. It was during Jessica’s teenage years that G-ma took the girls to deliver meals with Meals on Wheels, work at the outreach centers packaging school supplies, and working the holiday market at G-ma’s church. Throughout her high school and college days, Jessica dedicated much of her time to volunteering and helping others. It is something her G-ma taught her and something Jessica will always cherish. A grandson, Johannes Herman was born in 1995, born shortly after the death of her husband, Bob. Since that day, Carol was proud that the Kroll family name would continue. Johannes’ favorite memories of his Grandma are the trips they took to Scarborough Faire. Grandma would make the costumes and they would spend all day at the fair eating and having a good time. Carol was thrilled when Johannes was accepted into Texas A&M University. She watched all the A&M football games in hopes of spotting Johannes on television. Last, but never the least, Joachim Edward was born in 1999. He is the baby of the cousins and Carol enjoyed his sense of humor. His favorite memories with his Grandma are at Scarborough Faire. Joachim most enjoyed sharing a huge turkey leg with her. Grandma was also an avid baseball fan. The day the boys took up baseball, she could not have been happier. The four of us made sure to always tell Grandma how much we loved her. We are collectively thankful for her powerful presence in our lives. We will miss her very much, but only because we were so used to having her around. In our combined years as grandchildren, Grandma never missed a beat. She knew about our struggles and our successes. She went to every induction and graduation ceremony, karate match, baseball game, orchestra and band concert, swim meet, and holiday occasion. She was the best Grandma we could have ever been blessed with. We cherish her time with us on Earth, but we still feel her presence in our everyday lives. Do Thou O Lord, give rest to the soul of thy departed servant, Carol, in a place of brightness, in a place of green pasture, in a place of repose, whence sickness, sorrow, and sighing have fled away, and make her memory to be eternal.

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CAROL KROLL

May 9, 1932 - November 19, 2013