Carol Christine Bolgrin

Carol Christine Bolgrin ( Mielke ) December 25, 1938 - November 28, 2020 Carol Bolgrin was called home to be with the Lord on November 28, 2020, with family at her side, just weeks after being diagnosed with a brain tumor. Carol was born on December 25, 1938 in Portage Wisconsin. She had lived 47 years of her life with her husband Raymond in Big Bend Wisconsin, and in 2015 they moved to Dallas Georgia. Carol is preceded in death by her father Clarence Mielke, mother Vurla Mielke, brother Lawrence, sister Thressa (Millard), husband Raymond, and sister Jeanette (Olson). Carol leaves behind her Son Todd (Karen) Bolgrin of Newcastle Oklahoma, Daughter Jennifer (John) Starck of Douglasville Georgia, Grandchildren Samantha (Avery) Williams, Nicholas Dassow, Corey (Eliya) Bolgrin, Step Grandchildren Jacob and Rebecca Starck, (5) Great Grandchildren, as well as other beloved Nieces, Nephews, Cousins, and her close friends. Carol was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. Worked as a dietician for many years at Marshall Fields, as well as other jobs throughout the years, and ending with Boston Store in Brookfield Wisconsin. She also was an accomplished Oil Painter, selling numerous paintings throughout the upper Midwest as well as some in Georgia. She won many awards for her artwork. She belonged to the League of Milwaukee Artists, serving as Chairman for 5 years, and belonged to the Wisconsin Regional Art Association, serving as Chairman and President for 5 years. She also was a member of the Paulding Fine Arts Association of Dallas, Georgia and Rockmart Cultural Arts Center of Rockmart, Georgia. Carol enjoyed golfing in her younger days and always had a passion for playing cards, whether Bridge Club with friends or neighbors, just playing a game of cards for fun with family. Carol will be dearly missed by many, for her smile, her big hugs, her love, and her humor. Due to COVID-19, there will be no service at this time, and memorial services are tentatively planned for the summer of 2021, where her ashes will be laid to rest alongside her late husband in Portage Wisconsin, at the Oak Grove Cemetery.