Carol Jean (Clay) Nelson, 82, died this afternoon, November 16, 2023, at Park View Assisted Living, Great Falls, Montana. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 2 PM at Emmanuel Bible Church, 3400 11th Ave. S., Great Falls. Her final resting place will be Highland Cemetery.
Carol was born on June 27, 1941. She was welcomed into a family that loved her. Her father, William Alvin "Jack" Clay and her mother, Katherine Josephine "Katie" Malone had three children and welcomed Carol as their fourth child.
Her sister, Shirley, died the year before Carol was born. Her brother, Richard "Dick", and sister, Donna, preceded her in death.
Carol was born in Plentywood, Sheridan County, Montana. She received her education there and moved to Great Falls in the late 1950's. She met and married Harry Friberg in 1961, and lived in Ulm, Montana. They were blessed with two children.
Carol loved horses and liked cowboys. She was friends with many rodeo performers and enjoyed their stories. She was very creative, and her leather crafts were pieces of art. She liked to sew, read books, listen to music, and travel.
Carol divorced in 1977. She worked in many occupations. She provided and cared for her children during this time, working as a single mother. She remarried in 1988 to George Nelson. They enjoyed traveling and making friends across Montana. They were married twelve years before he passed away. She was a cancer survivor and once again she had to make a new life for herself. She enjoyed life with friends, church, and she liked to attend social functions. She had many friends and enjoyed spending time with them.
She is survived by her son, Jody Friberg; her daughter, Amy Friberg and stepdaughter, Susan Everett; sister-in-law, LaVeta "Dolly" Clay; two sisters, Debbie Clay of Kalispell and Jodi (Ed) Townsend of Bigfork. She had many nieces and nephews. She was a grandmother and a great grandmother.
Published by Croxford Funeral Home, Great Falls, MT on Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Carol was born on June 27, 1941. She was welcomed into a family that loved her. Her father, William Alvin "Jack" Clay and her mother, Katherine Josephine "Katie" Malone had three children and welcomed Carol as their fourth child.
Her sister, Shirley, died the year before Carol was born. Her brother, Richard "Dick", and sister, Donna, preceded her in death.
Carol was born in Plentywood, Sheridan County, Montana. She received her education there and moved to Great Falls in the late 1950's. She met and married Harry Friberg in 1961, and lived in Ulm, Montana. They were blessed with two children.
Carol loved horses and liked cowboys. She was friends with many rodeo performers and enjoyed their stories. She was very creative, and her leather crafts were pieces of art. She liked to sew, read books, listen to music, and travel.
Carol divorced in 1977. She worked in many occupations. She provided and cared for her children during this time, working as a single mother. She remarried in 1988 to George Nelson. They enjoyed traveling and making friends across Montana. They were married twelve years before he passed away. She was a cancer survivor and once again she had to make a new life for herself. She enjoyed life with friends, church, and she liked to attend social functions. She had many friends and enjoyed spending time with them.
She is survived by her son, Jody Friberg; her daughter, Amy Friberg and stepdaughter, Susan Everett; sister-in-law, LaVeta "Dolly" Clay; two sisters, Debbie Clay of Kalispell and Jodi (Ed) Townsend of Bigfork. She had many nieces and nephews. She was a grandmother and a great grandmother.
Published by Croxford Funeral Home, Great Falls, MT on Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Carol Jean (Clay) Nelson, 82, died this afternoon, November 16, 2023, at Park View Assisted Living, Great Falls, Montana. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 2 PM at Emmanuel Bible Church, 3400 11th Ave. S., Great Falls. Her final resting place will be Highland Cemetery.
Carol was born on June 27, 1941. She was welcomed into a family that loved her. Her father, William Alvin "Jack" Clay and her mother, Katherine Josephine "Katie" Malone had three children and welcomed Carol as their fourth child.
Her sister, Shirley, died the year before Carol was born. Her brother, Richard "Dick", and sister, Donna, preceded her in death.
Carol was born in Plentywood, Sheridan County, Montana. She received her education there and moved to Great Falls in the late 1950's. She met and married Harry Friberg in 1961, and lived in Ulm, Montana. They were blessed with two children.
Carol loved horses and liked cowboys. She was friends with many rodeo performers and enjoyed their stories. She was very creative, and her leather crafts were pieces of art. She liked to sew, read books, listen to music, and travel.
Carol divorced in 1977. She worked in many occupations. She provided and cared for her children during this time, working as a single mother. She remarried in 1988 to George Nelson. They enjoyed traveling and making friends across Montana. They were married twelve years before he passed away. She was a cancer survivor and once again she had to make a new life for herself. She enjoyed life with friends, church, and she liked to attend social functions. She had many friends and enjoyed spending time with them.
She is survived by her son, Jody Friberg; her daughter, Amy Friberg and stepdaughter, Susan Everett; sister-in-law, LaVeta "Dolly" Clay; two sisters, Debbie Clay of Kalispell and Jodi (Ed) Townsend of Bigfork. She had many nieces and nephews. She was a grandmother and a great grandmother.
Published by Croxford Funeral Home, Great Falls, MT on Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Carol was born on June 27, 1941. She was welcomed into a family that loved her. Her father, William Alvin "Jack" Clay and her mother, Katherine Josephine "Katie" Malone had three children and welcomed Carol as their fourth child.
Her sister, Shirley, died the year before Carol was born. Her brother, Richard "Dick", and sister, Donna, preceded her in death.
Carol was born in Plentywood, Sheridan County, Montana. She received her education there and moved to Great Falls in the late 1950's. She met and married Harry Friberg in 1961, and lived in Ulm, Montana. They were blessed with two children.
Carol loved horses and liked cowboys. She was friends with many rodeo performers and enjoyed their stories. She was very creative, and her leather crafts were pieces of art. She liked to sew, read books, listen to music, and travel.
Carol divorced in 1977. She worked in many occupations. She provided and cared for her children during this time, working as a single mother. She remarried in 1988 to George Nelson. They enjoyed traveling and making friends across Montana. They were married twelve years before he passed away. She was a cancer survivor and once again she had to make a new life for herself. She enjoyed life with friends, church, and she liked to attend social functions. She had many friends and enjoyed spending time with them.
She is survived by her son, Jody Friberg; her daughter, Amy Friberg and stepdaughter, Susan Everett; sister-in-law, LaVeta "Dolly" Clay; two sisters, Debbie Clay of Kalispell and Jodi (Ed) Townsend of Bigfork. She had many nieces and nephews. She was a grandmother and a great grandmother.
Published by Croxford Funeral Home, Great Falls, MT on Tuesday, November 21, 2023
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