Carole L. Wiggs

Carole Loosemore Wiggs, age 84, of Gun Lake, MI, passed away on November 22, 2023.  She was born September 19, 1939, in Gary, Indiana to Jack and Doris Loosemore. She attended Franklin College, where she met future husband in the 1950s, but after an interruption in her education to raise a family, graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1986 with bachelor's degree in accounting after which she took and passed the CPA exam on her first try. Carole married Kenneth Garry Wiggs on March 13, 1959.

Carole followed her husband and his career, crisscrossing the country, but they ultimately settled in Gun Lake in their later years. In her early adult life, Carole raised four children and returned to the workforce after 13 years as a homemaker.  Carole began her working life as a part-time employee at Kmart, where she worked her way into the back office and discovered her affinity for bookkeeping and accounting.   She enjoyed many years working in accounting roles at several non-profit organizations, and in her retirement as a volunteer and board member of the Barry County Commission on Aging.

Carole was preceded in death by Garry, her husband of 62 years, parents and two brothers.  She is survived by brothers Tim (Cathy) of Hebron, IN and Rob (Sheila) of Everton, IN as well daughter Cay (Tony) Svob of Fountain Hills, AZ, son Allen (Michelle) of Bristol, IN, daughter Melissa of Newago, MI, and daughter Wendy (Darrell) Stokke of Fairfax, VA. Also surviving are grandchildren Alix (Charley) Pickering, Dani (David) Holycross, Sydney (Eric) Mattson, Bryan (Cassandra) Stokke, Faith (Justin) Askins, and Kara (Nathan) Klawa as well as great grandchildren Sofia and Matthew Askins, Jackson Pickering, and Chrissy Klawa.

Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to the Barry County Commission on Aging. A family memorial is planned for a later date. Arrangements by Girrbach Funeral Home.  To leave an online condolence visit www.girrbachfuneralhome.com.