Carol D. Forsen, age 83, died Sunday, March 9, 2025, at Western Prairie Senior Living Memory Care Unit in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born on February 7, 1942, in Bromide, Oklahoma, the daughter of Lark and Mary (Ellis) Miller.

Carol married Robert “Bob” Forsen, Jr. on March 12, 1981, in Kansas City, Kansas. She worked as the Deputy County Treasurer for 29 years at the Grant County Courthouse. Carol loved sewing and had embroidered many baby quilts. She also enjoyed tending to her flowers, yard work, reading, cooking and cleaning. She was a member of the Community Baptist Church in Ulysses.

Carol is survived by sons, David Smith and wife, Jane, of Olathe, and Tony Forsen and wife, Becky, of Holcomb; daughter, Rita Samuelson and husband, Stuart, of Ravenna, Nebraska; brothers, Steve, Jerry and Jay; sisters, Nora and Darlene; grandchildren, Ethan, Paige, Jacob, Braden, Megan, Larry, Abbey, Amanda and Jonathon; and great-grandchildren.

Carol is preceded in death by her parents, Lark and Mary Miller; husband, Bob; stepson, Bobby Forsen; stepdaughter, Linda Fewell; and sisters, Joan and Judy.
  
Memorial service will be Friday, March 21, 2025, at 10:30 AM at Community Baptist Church in Ulysses with Reverend Jon Becker officiating. The family will have a private inurnment at the Ulysses Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be given to Western Prairie Senior Living Community Memory Care Unit or Alzheimer’s Association in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 405 W. Grant Ave, Ulysses, KS 67880. Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com.