Thompson, Carolyn Frances(Becker)        wife of Vaughn LeRoy

Burial Date: 2017,  10/20            Age: 82            Lot: 1058 C

Carolyn F. Thompson
STERLING – Carolyn Frances Thompson, 82, of Sterling, passed away October 16, 2017, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born November 20, 1934, in Fleming, CO, the daughter of Tony and Frances Pimple Becker. She has resided in Sterling since 1979, formerly of Cambridge, Nebraska. Carolyn was a homemaker.
On April 15, 1953, Carolyn was united in marriage with Vaughn L. Thompson in Sterling, Colorado. He preceded her in death on May 9, 2009. She is also preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Deanna Jo Thompson; grandson, Justin Lewis; granddaughter, Amber Newcomb; three brothers, Harold, Louie, and Richard Becker; and sister, Jeannie Lechman. She is survived by: her two sons, Kenneth Thompson of Sterling, KS, and Keith Thompson and Tammy Lackey of Sterling; four daughters, Karen Lewis of Sterling, Judy Mousel of Lincoln, NE, Dixie and Dan Ernst of Lincoln, NE, and Lois Thompson of Sterling; brother, Pete Becker of Greeley, CO; 19 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Friday, October 20, 2017, at the United Methodist Church, Sterling, with Pastor Doug Neumann officiating. Burial will be at the Sterling Community Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m., Thursday, October 19, 2017, at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling, with family present 5 to 7 p.m.
Memorials can be made to the Sterling Public Library or Bear Cub Backers, in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling.