Carolyn R. Loeffelbein

Carolyn R. Loeffelbein,

93, formerly of Minot,

died Thursday, January

20, 2022, in a Helena, MT,

nursing home.

Carolyn was born De-

cember 28, 1928, in Zap,

ND, to Theophil and El-

izabeth (Herrmann)

Reiner. She spent her

childhood on the family

farm north of Zap and gra-

duated from Zap High

School in 1947. After gra-

duation Carolyn found

employment at the local

grocery store.

Carolyn was united in

marriage to Gerhardt Loef-

felbein on October 12,

1950, in Zap. Their first

years together took them

to Williston, Pick City,

Helena, Chicago, and in

1957 to Minot. In 1963

Carolyn was employed by

Minot State College to su-

pervise the food service

department until her re-

tirement in 1992.

Carolyn was a member

of St. Paul’s Lutheran

Church in Minot, where

she was active in the

Lutheran Women’s Mis-

sionary League and the

Quilter’s Guild. Her hob-

bies included sewing,

cooking, quilting, fishing,

and traveling the United

States, but her greatest joy

was spending time with

family playing games

around the dining room

table. Carolyn will be

remembered for her warm

smiles, love of family, and

her willingness to help

anyone in need.

Carolyn is survived by

her daughters Linda (Pat)

Lynch, Helena, MT and

JoAnn (Dean) Glasoe, Al-

buquerque, NM; 4

grandchildren, Kellie

(Steve) Guariglia, Mitch

(Heather) Lynch, Melissa

(Corey) Helgeson and Eric

(Kathleen) Glasoe; and 9

great-grandchildren, Tho-

mas, Katherine, Jackson,

Bennett, Eli, Kendra,

Caleb, Isabella, and Pay-

ton. She is survived by

siblings Eleanor Becker,

Beulah, ND, Norma

Sailer, Beulah, ND and

Darold (Janelle) Reiner,

Kalispell, MT as well as

numerous nieces and

nephews.

Carolyn was preceded

in death by her husband

Gerhardt, her parents, and

her brother Orville

Reiner.

Funeral Service: 2:00

p.m. Friday, January 28,

2022, at St. Paul’s Luth-

eran Church, Minot. To

view a livestream of the

service or to share

memories and con-

dolences please visit her

obituary page at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com Or the

livestream can be ac-

cessed directly at

https://www.

facebook.com

/stpaulslutheranchurch

minot/videos/

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot

Visitation: Thursday,

January 27, 2022, from

4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the

Thomas Family Funeral

Home, Minot.

In lieu of flowers, the

family prefers memorials

be sent to the Minot State

University Foundation.