Patricia "Patty" Louise Carroll

Patricia “Patty” L. Carroll, 61, of rural Wamego, KS, passed away at her home following her battle with cancer on Friday, May 04, 2012. Patty was born September 11, 1950 in Superior, NE the daughter of Harold A. and Glennis (Loomis) Braddock. She attended schools in Randolph, KS and graduated from Randolph Rural High School in 1968. Patty worked for 30 years as a CMA in Medical Records for Whorton Manor, Westy Care Home, Saint Marys Nursing Home, and at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Care Home in Wamego for the last 15 years until her recent retirement. On February 26, 1971 she was united in marriage to Lawrence “Larry” D. Caroll in Manhattan, KS. He survives of the home. Patty was a former member of St. Bernard’s Catholic Church of Wamego for many years, attended St. Thomas More Catholic Church of Manhattan in recent years, and was a past member of St. George Black Jack American Legion. She enjoyed ceramics, painting, sewing and quilting, going to garage sales, tending to her gardens of flowers and vegetables, and especially caring for her grandchildren. Survivors also include her two daughters: Laura Daniels (Roger) of Erie, KS, Crystal Brunner (Tim) of Wamego, KS; two sons, Matthew Carroll (Sandra) of St. George, KS, Rod Carroll of Wichita, KS; her father, Harold Braddock of Geneva, NE; three brothers: Raymond Burks, Jr.,(Erica) of Albuquerque, NM, Carl Dean Braddock and Steven Braddock both of Geneva, NE; one sister, Pamela Terrell of Kansas City; nine grandchildren: Jesse, Jacob, Trisha, Jed, Makayla, Trevor, Zachery, Cheyanne, Breanna; two great-grandchildren; Jaden and Dallas; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 7, 2012 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Manhattan. Cremation will follow services. Patty will lie in-state beginning at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at the Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego, where a rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. and a visitation will follow the rosary until 8:00 p.m. Memorials are suggested to P.R.N. Hospice of Wamego, or the Cotton-O’Neil Cancer Center of Topeka and may be left in care of the Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego, PO Box 48, 66547.