Obituary: Carole Jean Liebert

Carole Jean Liebert

November 26,1942 – June 14, 2024

Carole Jean Liebert passed away on June 14, 2024 at the age of 81. Carole was the youngest of 11 children born to Chris and Elsie Krueger from Foster, Nebraska. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Foster. She graduated from high school in Pierce, Nebraska, junior college in Winfield, Kansas and attended Concordia Teachers College in Seward, Nebraska where she met John, her husband of 60 years. They spent their first 23 years in Fargo, North Dakota. Their marriage was blessed with the birth of three sons.

Carole taught at Grace Lutheran School in Fargo, where John was principal, for three years before becoming a stay at home mom for several years. In 1987, they moved to Blaine, WA where she was employed as a secretary at Blaine High School.

Upon her retirement, Carole became involved in many volunteer activities. She served on the executive board at the Blaine Senior Center, served on the CAP (Community Assistance Program) board and was the program director for Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard, an outreach program that provided essential household items for needy families. She also volunteered at the clothing bank. She was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church, in Blaine, having served on several boards and teaching Sunday school, vacation bible school and women’s bible study, for many years. She was responsible for forming an LWML (Lutheran Women’s Missionary League) society at her church.

In 2019 she and John moved to Kennewick, WA to be near her son Jared and his family. There they spent nearly five wonderful years creating bonds with their grandchildren and memories that will last a lifetime. She and John found a new church home at Bethlehem Lutheran where they developed wonderful friendships and deepened their relationship with the Lord. Their short time spent at Bethlehem truly was one of her life’s most precious gifts. One year ago they moved into Brookdale at Canyon Lakes, an assisted living facility that helped both her and John as they transitioned into this final chapter of their lives.

She is survived by her husband John and three wonderful sons and daughters-in-law: Jay and Michelle, Raleigh, NC, Noel and Char, Rogers, MN and Jared and Nicole in Kennewick, WA. Her seven grandsons are JJ, Owen, Mitch, Tony, Logan, Luke and Hunter. Elizabeth is her only granddaughter. She is survived by one brother (Bill from Pekin, IL).

She was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters, five brothers and an infant grandson, Carter.

Memorials can be given to the Blaine Senior Center, Blaine Food Bank or Grace Lutheran Church in Blaine.