Carol K. Byrnes of East Troy found peace February 4, 2016 at Lakeland Health Care Center in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. She was born May 15, 1926 to Halbert and Nettie Knapp at home in Lafayette Township. She was raised and attended school in Elkhorn. Carol has 2 late husbands in her many years, Clarence Byrnes whom she married on March 31, 1951 and Francis Friemoth on December 9, 1967. Carol worked as a telephone operator in Elkhorn and and the 5&10 store. She then joined the war effort and was fondly known as "Rosie the Riveter". In her later years she took a liking to ceramics and had a natural artistic knack that she shared with her children. She worked at East Troy High School in the kitchen and then was head cook at East Troy Elementary. Also she worked part time for Stowell's Catering, Burlington. In retirement, Carol enjoyed her family and the comforts of small town living. She loved to walk around her 3 acre property and the streets of Troy Center for exercise. She had a sense of humor unlike no other and quite often spoke what was on her mind. Interment at St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery East Troy.
Carol K. Byrnes of East Troy found peace February 4, 2016 at Lakeland Health Care Center in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. She was born May 15, 1926 to Halbert and Nettie Knapp at home in Lafayette Township. She was raised and attended school in Elkhorn. Carol has 2 late husbands in her many years, Clarence Byrnes whom she married on March 31, 1951 and Francis Friemoth on December 9, 1967. Carol worked as a telephone operator in Elkhorn and and the 5&10 store. She then joined the war effort and was fondly known as "Rosie the Riveter". In her later years she took a liking to ceramics and had a natural artistic knack that she shared with her children. She worked at East Troy High School in the kitchen and then was head cook at East Troy Elementary. Also she worked part time for Stowell's Catering, Burlington. In retirement, Carol enjoyed her family and the comforts of small town living. She loved to walk around her 3 acre property and the streets of Troy Center for exercise. She had a sense of humor unlike no other and quite often spoke what was on her mind. Interment at St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery East Troy.
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