"Stacey and family, Please accept our sincere sympathy for the loss of your mother. We will remember you, your dad and your family in our prayers."
In loving memory of
Carol Jean Knisley
February 3, 1947 - June 17, 2018
Carol Jean Knisley (Gardini), 71, of Washington, formerly of Bremen, passed away at 4:44 am on June 17, 2018 in Daviess Community Hospital in Washington, Indiana.
She was born February 3, 1947 to Aldo and Lucille (Bonjorno) Gardini in Mishawaka,Indiana. She had attended South Bend Riley High School and had worked at Community Hospital of Bremen. She was a member of Bremen United Methodist Church and enjoyed spending time with her husband, children and grandchildren. Carol is remembered as an outgoing, fun-loving, caring, patient, dessert-first-then-dinner type of wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She found no greater joy than spending time with her 5 grandchildren and watching them grow up. Her grandchildren are fortunate to hold the fond memories of spending weekends at grandma’s house, being spoiled, and always allowed to do whatever they desired while they were with her. She loved shopping and spending days at the pool with her daughters. She always reminded those surrounding her to not sweat the small stuff and to not care what others think of them.
Carol is survived by her husband, Ronald Knisley, whom she married, April 15, 1968; two daughters, Tracie Knisley Vermillion of Bremen and Stacey (Eric) Headley of Washington; brother, Gerald Gardini of Deltona, Florida; sister, Teresa Pollock of Bremen; five grandchildren, Tayler (Colton) Jackson, Bailey Vermillion, Vincent, Dominic and Luciana Headley; several nieces and nephews.
Carol is preceded in death by her parents Aldo & Lucille Gardini, mother and father-in-law Clarence & Eloise Knisley, her son Gregory Knisley in 1991, and brother Robert Gardini.
A Celebration of Life will be held on July 3, 2018 at Breman V.F.W. Post 8972, 1750 W Plymouth St, Bremen, IN 46506, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Memorial donations may be given to American Heart Association, 208 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1500 Chicago, Illinois 60604-1242
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.edleemortuary.com
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"Stacey and family, Please accept our sincere sympathy on the death of your mother. We will remember you, your dad, and your family in our prayers."
"Stacey and family, Please accept our sincere sympathy for the loss of your mother. We will remember you, your dad and your family in our prayers."
"The emptiness you are feeling in your hearts will be there as the shock dissipates and is replaced with all the memories of love, laughter, weirdness, idiosyncrasies that made Carol....your wife, mother, and grandmother...one special woman!! The price of love is so high when we have to grieve, yet if we had never known the love....we would have missed so much! Carol is reunited with Greg. I do know after many conversations about the grief she lived with after the loss of your son and brother. May your hearts find the peace each of them needs to heal and the words needed to help one another through the sorrow."
"SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS> IT HAS BEEN ALONG TIME> MANY YEARS. JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS OUR SYMPATHY for your loss.say hello to the girls for us. tAKE CARE RON"
"Dear Ron, Stacey, Tracie, Gerry, Teresa, and son-in-laws, and grandchildren. It was with a sad heart that I heard of the death of Carol from Gerry. She would often come into JCP when I was working to say HI. One time she even surprised me by bringing in Teresa. We were Facebook buddies and shared laughs and old memories, along with brother Gerry. I know she was so happy living and loving her time with all her family and especially her grandchildren. Our Dads were brothers, we were cousins! I will miss you, Carol, very much! Love, your cuz, Lana!"