Carol M. Lingo, age 75, left this earthly life on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at the Park Villa Nursing Home, Clyde, Kansas. She was born on February 7, 1947 in Concordia, Kansas, to Tom and Della Mae (Greer) Barleen.
She was a member of the Concordia High School Class of 1965.
Carol married Larry Lingo on August 26, 1964 in Concordia, Kansas. He preceded her in death on May 31, 2005. To this union three daughters were born, Jeanette, Colleen, and Nicole.
She was a beautician at Total Image in Concordia from 1984 until 2004. Prior to becoming a cosmetologist, she was a homemaker and farm wife taking care of the home details at the Double L Ranch and Farm.
She was a member of the Moose Lodge, Elks Club, Aurora Starlighters, Concordia Women's Bowling League and the GoGo Girls.
The activities that brought her joy include decorating and cleaning her beautiful home, doing hair, square dancing, bowling, spending time playing cards and dominoes, cooking and taking meals to the field during harvest, spoiling her dogs, shopping with her daughters but most of all Carol loved her family and friends.
She is survived by her three daughters, Jeanette Ouellette and husband Marlin, Concordia, Kansas, Colleen Villa and husband Pancho, Topeka, Kansas, Nicole Begnoche and husband Alvin, Jenks, Oklahoma; three granddaughters, Jessica Elliott and husband Larz of Arthur, Nebraska, Haley Reedy and husband Adam of Concordia, Kansas, and Segan Villa of Topeka, Kansas; five great-grandchildren; sisters Martha Eakins of Clyde, Kansas, and Meredith Bechard and husband Dale of Clifton, Kansas; two brothers, Owen Barleen and Loyal Barleen, Concordia, Kansas; brother-in-laws, Bill Powell, Concordia, Kansas, and Frank Lingo, Concordia, Kansas; and sister-in-law Patricia Greenberg and husband Chet, Concordia, Kansas, and Peggy Lingo, Charlotte, North Carolina; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Larry; parents, Tom and Della Mae; sister, Peggy Powell; brother-in-laws, Art Eakins, Jim Liby, Carl Lingo, and David Goernandt.
Celebration of Life Service will be held 10:00 am Saturday, November 12, 2022 at Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home, Concordia, with Rev. Earl Hale officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery, Ames, Kansas.
Visitation will be on Friday, November 11, 2022 from 1-8 pm with the family receiving friends from 6-8 pm all at the Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home, Concordia.
The family suggests memorials to Alzheimer's Association or Park Villa Nursing Home in care of the funeral home.
For online condolences please visit www.chaputbuoy.com.