Katherine F. Diehl Carroll

Katherine F. Diehl-Carroll, age 96, of Elizabeth, IL, passed away Thursday, June 4th, 2020, at Waverly Place in Stockton, IL. A private graveside funeral service will be held at Derinda Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. A celebration of Katherine’s life will be held at a later date. Family and friends are invited to share in Katherine’s life at www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com .
Katherine was born October 12, 1923, in Stockton, Illinois, the daughter of Delmar and Alice (Baysinger) Aurand. She attended Stockton Rural schools. She met Vernon Diehl and the couple hit it off. Katherine and Vernon married on November 5th, 1941. They started their life on the Diehl family farm. The farm has been owned and operated by the Diehl family for over 100 years. The couple raised three children and celebrated 38 years of marriage until Vernon’s passing in 1979. Katherine then married Daniel Carroll, operator of the Savanna Auction House. Katherine helped Dan at the auction house by running the concession stand, baking bread and pies and serving the auction patrons. Katherine and Dan celebrated seven years of marriage until Dan’s passing in 1988.
Katherine lived most of her life as a farmer’s wife, but from time to time she loved to leave the farm and travel. She had been all the way from Costa Rica, on a mission trip with her church, to Alaska, where she enjoyed watching the Iditarod dog sled race. Katherine’s faith was central to her life, as well as her family. She loved each one of her many grand, great grand, and great-great grandchildren with a passion. Around the house she was known for her sense of humor and playful attitude. She loved to mess around with her family. Around the community she was known as a charitable person. She took care of many older ladies around the Elizabeth area. Katherine’s kind and caring nature lives on in those she loved the most.
Katherine will be dearly missed by her three children, Norma (Ronald) Robbe of Evart, MI, Dianne (Eugene) Zink of Elizabeth, and James (JoAnne) Diehl of Elizabeth; 10 grandchildren, Wayne (Bonnie) Robbe of Watertown, NY, Todd (Terri) Robbe of Savanna, Tereasa (Jeff) Nadig of Evart, MI, Wanda (Jim) Honerbaum of Hanover, IL, Monica Gilmore of Hanover, Lee Zink of Elizabeth, Dale (Paula) Zink of Smithton, IL, Don (Sissy) Zink of Stockton, Justin (Shannon) Diehl of Elizabeth, and Jacob (Pam) Diehl of Hanover; 21 great grandchildren, and six great-great grandchildren; one sister, Carol (Gerald) Zink of Stockton; one brother, Rev. Paul (Rosemary) Aurand of Galesburg, IL; and many nieces and nephews. Katherine is preceded in death by one brother, Robert Aurand; four sisters, Joann, Lois, Delores, and Delma; two granddaughters, Sandra Zink, and Marsha Robbe; and her husbands, Vernon and Dan.