Carol J. Holm, age 80, of New Ulm, died Sunday, January 13, 2019 at Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm, MN.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm, with Monsignor Douglas Grams celebrating the Mass.  Burial will follow in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Friday, January 18, 2019 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – North Chapel in New Ulm. There will be a parish prayer service at 7:00 p.m. on Friday evening at the North Chapel. Visitation will continue from 11:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Saturday at the North Chapel.

The Christian Mothers will pray the rosary at 4 p.m. Friday evening at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.

To leave an online condolence for her family, or to sign the guestbook, go to: www.mvfh.org

Carol is survived by her children, Daniel (Olivia) Holm of Ladera Ranch, CA and Shelley Holm of St. Ansgar, IA; grandchildren, Victoria and Caroline Holm of Ladera Ranch, CA and Jaz Storgaard of St. Ansgar, IA; a great-grandchild; her sisters, Delores Klement of Gibbon, and Lane Osheeran of Tucson, AZ; and loving nieces, nephews and many other relatives and wonderful friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert in 2012; and her parents.

Carol Jean Wager was born on July 19, 1938 in New Ulm to Benedict & Irma (Fisch) Wager. She attended school at Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm, where she graduated in 1956. After graduation, Carol worked for New Ulm Bell Tel Co. in Minneapolis for 2 years and then at Meile Insurance Agency for the next 12 years. During her time at the agency, Carol was united in marriage to Robert B. Holm on October 18, 1958 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. Their union was blessed with two children, Dan and Shelley. Carol and Robert began farming in 1967 near Klossner and raised their children on the farm. Bob and Carol farmed until 2011 when they moved to New Ulm.

When Carol was not raising her children or helping Robert farm, she enjoyed going bowling and playing cards with friends, traveling, reading, gardening, dancing, sewing and making cornbags.  Carol was a member of many associations over the years including Christian Mothers, St. Anne's Society, the Red Hat Society, Sister Cities, PEO, Deutch Sprechen Club, and several birthday and breakfast clubs, where she greatly enjoyed socializing with her friends and community. What Carol enjoyed most in life was all the time she was able to spend with her children and grandchildren.

Carol was a happy and loving person, nurturing and giving.  She faced her cancer with courage and a positive attitude that radiated onto everyone she met. She will be dearly missed, blessed be her memory.

In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to Oak Hills Living Center, the American Cancer Society, New Ulm's Relay for Life, or any other group she participated in.