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Carolyn Blanch Rickels-Port
Carolyn Blanch Rickels-Port
Central City
Carolyn Blanch Rickels-Port, 73, of Central City, IA, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 5, 2023, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon. Please wear your favorite Iowa Hawkeye clothes for her service. Visitation: 5-8 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home. Burial: Jordan’s Grove Cemetery, Central City.
Survivors include her children, Jenny Rickels, Whitney (Emilie) Port, Kevin (Rhonda) Port, and Andrew (Erika) Palmer; grandchildren, Madison, Liz, Andy, Jamie, Dustin, Shawn, and many more; her brother, Henry (Gloria) Dose; and her faithful canine companion, Lily.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.
Those unable to attend are invited to watch the service via livestream. Please find the livestream link on Carolyn’s Tribute Wall, share your support and memories with her family, and ready her full obituary at www.stewartbaxter.com under Obituaries.
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