Carol Fielding

Memorial Services for Carol P. Fielding, of Owatonna, will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, June 20, 2014 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. The Reverend Richard Spande will officiate. Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the funeral home. Carol died on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. She was 71. She was born on January 15, 1943, in Charleston, South Carolina, the daughter of Cliff and Margaret (Bonnett) Gatlin. She graduated from high school in South Carolina and then was united in marriage to Rodney A.Fielding on January 9, 1961 in Georgia. To this union they had one son Scott born in Olney, Maryland May 30, 1965. During Rodney's military years they had lived in several areas which included Holland, Kansas for 25 years, retiring to Colorado, and then moved to Owatonna, Minnesota in 2009 to live closer to their son. Carol had been a nursing home activity director for many years. She was extremely creative with crafts and hobbies. She even had her own ceramic shop, which enabled her to help others learn her skills. She was also an avid shopper, and a passionate dog lover. She will be greatly missed by her family, husband Rodney and her mother Margaret of
Owatonna; son Scott Fielding and his wife Jamie of Albert Lea, step-grandson Casey Tabor &step-greatgrandsons Carter & Robbie Tabor of Albert Lea and several other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father and her grandparents.