McFARLAND, Kan. – Teresa Mary Carroll, 81, of McFarland, Kan., formerly of Burlingame, Kan., died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, at her home. She had moved to McFarland two years ago to be close to her family. Teresa was born Jan. 28, 1940, in Morrison, Mo., the daughter of Edward and Louise Gerard Lackman. She attended local schools.
Teresa married James Alfred Carroll on Feb. 5, 1966, in New Haven, Mo. After 55 years of marriage, he survives at their home.
Prior to her marriage, Teresa worked sewing tents at a tent factory in Missouri. After her marriage to James, she became a homemaker. She loved to cook, sew, and do crafts, but her passion was her church and her family. She cherished the time she could spend with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was active at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, while she lived at Burlingame, and then later as she was able, at Holy Family Catholic Church, Alma, Kan. She also was a past member of the Business and Professional Women’s Club and volunteered at the Catholic school.
Teresa is also survived by her children, Sheila Walton (John), McFarland, Patrick Carroll (Aimee), Topeka, Kan., and William Carroll, Osage City, Kan.; grandchildren, Juliann Manka (Joshua), James Walton, Johnathan Walton, Rose Walton, Theodore Walton, Ian Carroll (Natalee), Ciara Carroll, and Nicholas Carroll; great-grandchildren, Oliver Manka, Addilynn Manka, and Easton Carroll; and sister, Josephine Meyer, Washington, Mo.
Teresa was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings, Tony Lackman, Rose Schnauss, Bill Lackman, Catherine Meyer, Stephen Lackman, Mary Stewart, Juliann Lackman, and Hedwig Lackman.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, at Holy Family Catholic Church, Alma. Father Ratna Swamy Nannam will be the Celebrant. Burial will follow in Holy Family Catholic Cemetery. The family will greet friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the church hall. A Rosary prayer service will be 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Knights of Columbus, sent in care of Campanella & Stewart Funeral Home, PO Box 48, Wamego, KS 66547. Condolences can be left at www.campanellastewart.com.
