BOONE, Iowa—Carole Jeanne (Grotrian) Nelson, 80, of Boone, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at the Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone. She was born on October 12, 1942, near Cook, Nebraska, the daughter of Otis and Frances (Riensche) Grotrian.

Carole grew up on a farm in Southeast Nebraska, and graduated from Cook High School in 1960, then attended Dana College for three years. Carole married Peter Nelson in June of 1963. She graduated from Iowa State University in 1977. After graduating from Iowa State, Carole worked as a Teacher’s Aide in the Boone School District until 1984. In 1984 she became the director of the Gingerbread House Day Care and Preschool and worked there until it closed in 1994. In October of 1994, she went to work for the Ogden School District where she was a teacher’s associate and for the last four years before retiring in 2007, a special education teacher.

She is survived by her husband, Peter Nelson; daughter, Pamela Jeanne Nelson-Grotrian; son-in-law, Leland Lynde; son, Paul William Nelson; daughter-in-law, Julie Nelson; brothers: Gordon Grotrian and Keith Grotrian; in-laws: Bert and Marilynn Grotrian, Alice and Don Harrington, Jim and Cathy Nelson, and John Nelson; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Memorial services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023, at the First United Methodist Church in Boone, with Reverend Adam Gordon officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at the First United Methodist Church in Boone. Burial will be at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to the First United Methodist Church in Boone or the Boone and Story County Cares (Child Abuse Resource and Educational Services).

Online condolences may be left at www.schroederfuneral.com

The Schroeder-Stark-Welin Funeral Home, 609 7th Street, Boone, Iowa is assisting the family with these arrangements.