Carol Striegel Fara, 86, passed away Feb. 13, 2019, at Valparaiso Care & Rehabilitation Center in Valparaiso, IN.
She was born July 22, 1932, in Chicago to Lawrence G. and Marjorie E (Besser) Striegel. Carol grew up in LaPorte, IN. She graduated from LaPorte High School in 1950. After high school she attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Carol married Tom Fara on Dec. 30, 1952, in Honolulu, HI. They were married for 24 years. After marriage, Carol moved to Scottsdale, AZ. There she worked as an Administrative Assistant for California Eastern Labs and later as a Sales Representative for The Paper Place. Carol retired in 2010.
After retirement she enjoyed summers in LaPorte with friends and family. She returned to LaPorte permanently in 2016, where she was a resident at Brentwood Senior Living.
Carol enjoyed people and conversation. She would engage in it frequently and indiscriminately. She worked the crossword puzzle each day and loved a small bowl of ice cream topped with cold coffee each night. Carol was a thoughtful, self-sufficient and energetic person; through her hard work and financial responsibility she was able to provide for her own retirement and care.
She is survived by sons Thomas A. Fara (Teresa), Michael F. Fara (Deb) and Daniel R. Fara (Dot), all of LaPorte; sister, Marilyn Dunham of LaPorte; brother, Larry Striegel of Scottsdale AZ; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Saturday, March 9, at Frank L. Keszei Funeral Home, Essling Chapel, LaPorte. Following the visitation, a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in LaPorte. Burial will take place in St. Joseph Cemetery, LaPorte.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church, 109 C St., LaPorte, IN 46350.
Messages of condolence may be posted below on WNLP as well as at www.esslingfuneralhome.com.