Kay F. Carrott

Kay Frances (Steelman) Carrott, 75, Clear Lake, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, at the Manly Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Manly, Iowa.  

A memorial service was held on Nov. 21, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Ed Bard, Chaplin of Hospice of North Iowa officiating.  Inurnment was at the Clear Lake Cemetery.

  According to her wishes, she has has been cremated.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Kay F. Carrott Memorial Fund in care of the family, the Parkinson Disease Foundation or North Iowa Hospice.  

Kay was born in Dumont, Iowa, on Feb. 28, 1939, to Roy and Beth (Springer) Steelman.  In Kay’s early years she attended several different schools and graduated from Rockford High School with the class of 1957.  Following graduation, Kay continued her education at Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Kay was united in marriage to Robert Carrott on Sept. 9, 1958, at the First Methodist Church in Rockford.  This union was blessed with three children, Rodney, Brenda and Brian.

     Kay worked at Satorie Medical Hospital in Cedar Falls, helping to put her husband through college and later was employed part-time doing piece work for P.T. Castle Cap and Gown of Clear Lake.  She also worked for the Clear Lake Medical Group for several years, E.F. Johnson, CB Radio Company, and Unisys Corporation in Clear Lake, retiring from there when they closed production in the 1980s.  She drove a delivery van for several courier companies based in Clear Lake, taking full retirement in 1995.    

   She enjoyed her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and the many activities they were in.  She also volunteered at the City Beach giving swimming lessons for several years.  She was an avid antique collector, buying and selling throughout the years.  She was co-owner of several rental properties during the 1980s until the early 2000s.

     Kay and Bob enjoyed the winter traveling through the Sun Belt and points of interest along the way with the motorhome.  Being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and other associated ailments of Lewy Body Dementia, the traveling adventures had to be curtailed. 

     Those grateful in sharing her life are husband, Bob; son, Rodney (Kim) Carrott and their children, Kirsten (Drew) Saforek, Jaime (Addison) Riebkes and great-granddaughter, McKenna, and Jared, all of Ankeny, Iowa; daughter, Brenda (Craig) Molencamp, Colorado Springs, Colo., and their children, Aaron (Christina) of Pueblo, Colo., and Amanda (Scott) Kearney, Henderson, Colo.; son, Brian (Susan) Carrott and their children, Kaylea Carrott, great-grandchildren, Aiden and Aynslea, Ames, Iowa, and Ryann (Tyler) Johnson , Ames, Iowa.

     Kay was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Beth Steelman; brother, Clinton; in-laws, Lyle and Irene Carrott; and several aunts and uncles.  

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.