Carole Mahaffey 08/02/2021

Carole Dorothy Mahaffey (Johnson), age 82, transitioned into eternity early on Monday morning August 2, 2021. She was born on January 13, 1939 in Richfield, MN to parents, Fredolph and Dorothy Johnson. Carole married Ronald Mahaffey on October 11, 1958 at Cambridge Lutheran Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ronald A. Mahaffey; parents, Fredolph and Dorothy Johnson; brother, Russ Johnson; niece and nephew, Genell and Aaron Johnson; son-in-law, Ben Freitag. Carole is survived by her children, Tim (Cathy) Mahaffey of Verona WI, Beth (Paul) Barragan of Paducah KY, Pat Kohn of Florissant, MO, Marcia Freitag of St. Paul, MN, and Linda (Dan) Wells of New Richmond, WI; 16 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; siblings, Shirley (Bill) Ristow, Ken (Lil) Johnson; sister-in-law, Sandy Johnson; and many nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends. A visitation was held on Saturday, September 4, 2021 from 11:00AM-1:00PM at Bakken-Young Funeral & Cremation Services (728 S. Knowles Ave) in New Richmond with a memorial service starting at 1:00PM. Private family interment was in Oak Grove Cemetery in Eau Claire, WI. Arrangements are with Bakken-Young Funeral & Cremation Services.

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