Carol Joyce Mittelstadt

   Find a Grave ID: 178522370.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Obituary. Carol Welk Obituary
MT. JULIET, Tenn. - Carol Joyce Welk, 89, of Mt. Juliet died April 16, 2017.

Mrs. Welk was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. She was the daughter of the late, Clifford and Nora Maukstad Mittelstadt.

Mrs. Welk was also preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Welk; daughter and son-in-law, JoAnn and Jim Gruzinsky; brothers, Gale, Curtis, Gordon and Charles Mittelstadt; sisters, Lorraine Johnson and Fern Peck; aunt and uncle, Leo and Elizabeth Hintzman and nephew, Ned Hintzman.

She is survived by her daughter, Susan (Peter) Schulert; brother, William Mittelstadt; sisters, Lois Bosshart and Carolyn Grivich; brother-in-law, Robert (Jane) Welk; sister-in-law, Vivian Welk; grandchildren, Jason and Josh Gruzinsky, Kelly and Sean Gassie and Evin Schulert; special nephews and niece, Earl (Lucille) Hintzman, Larry (Arlyss) Hintzman, Morris (Paula) Hintzman, Harvey (Bobbie) Hintzman, David Hintzman, Carol (Mark) Brazzale, and Howard (Julie) Hintzman, and many other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 18, at Bond Memorial Chapel. Graveside services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, May 6, at Dubuque Memorial Gardens in Dubuque, Iowa.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist Church, 2905 N. Mt. Juliet Road, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 or Alive Hospice, 1718 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN 37203.

Arrangements by Bond Memorial Chapel, N. Mt. Juliet Road and Weston Drive, Mt. Juliet, TN. (615)773-2663. Obit Line (615)641-2663, www.bondmemorial.com

2. Miscellaneous. When Carol was 4, her mother (Nora Maukstad Mittelstadt) died. There were 6 children with the oldest being 12 and the youngest 10 months. Carol was second to youngest. Her dad, Clifford Mittelstadt, could not take care of 6 children and try to farm. All the kids went to various aunts and uncles to live.

Carol went to live with Leo Hintzman and his first wife, Nellie Mittelstadt. Nellie was a sister to Carol's father. About 4 years later, when Carol was 8 years old, Nellie passed away from cancer. She and Leo had no children. Leo did not want to lose Carol despite that she was not blood related. He married his housekeeper--Elizabeth Welk. So Carol grew up in their home and became what they called a foster daughter. Leo and Elizabeth went on to have 8 children.

Carol married Raymond Herbert Welk, son of Edward Herman Welk and Emma M Kohnke. (Raymond Herbert Welk was born in 1920 and was buried in Dubuque, IA, Dubuque Memorial Gardens.)