Carol Edna Stevens

October 23, 1919 - March 1, 2017

Carol Edna (Frederick) Stevens, 97, of Stromsburg, died on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Midwest Covenant Homes in Stromsburg. Funeral services will be on Monday, March 6, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Polk with Rev. Daniel Spearow officiating. Visitation will be on Sunday, March 5th from 5-6 p.m. at Solt-Wagner Funeral Home in Polk. Burial will be at the Polk Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Polk Senior Center or Polk Library. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.soltwagnerfuneral.com. Carol Edna Frederick Stevens was born on October 23, 1919 in Genoa, NE to Ida Josephine (Gustafson) Frederick and Everett LeRoy Frederick. She attended grade school in rural Genoa area and high school in Fullerton, NE. While working in a café in Polk, she met Earl Theodore Stevens at a dance. A year later they eloped and were married in Guthrie Center, IA on October 9, 1939. After working on 2 different farms in Illinois, they moved back to Nebraska. They farmed in York and Polk counties. To this union were born 3 children – Joyce Marlene, Douglas Lee, and Dennis Earl. After living and working on several rented farms, they purchased a farm northwest of Polk in March of 1954. They then built a new home in Polk and moved in, in late 1976. After Earl’s death in February of 1992, she continued to live in their home until 2007 when she moved to an independent living apartment at Midwest Covenant Homes in Stromsburg. She was a resident there until her death. Carol was a member of Faithful Workers Neighborhood Club in York County. In Polk she was active in Garden Club, United Methodist Women, Sunday School and Bible Class. She was a member of Willanna Chapter of the Order of Easter Star and held several offices including Worthy Matron. Carol loved playing cards and many types of word games. Carols was a very good cook and enjoyed providing food for a table full of friends and family to enjoy. She was Earl’s farmhand when needed plus providing 5 meals a day in busy times. She leaves to mourn her death, her children – Joyce (Douglas) Smith of Chappell, NE, Douglas (Paula) Stevens of Manhattan, KS, and Dennis (Carol) Stevens of Polk, NE, her grandchildren; Andrea (Dick) Anderson of Bonita Springs, FL, Brian (Rachel) Smith of Chappell, NE, Jennifer (Jerry) Stewart of Overland Park, KS, Scott (Leslie) Stevens of Wichita, KS, Laurie (Eric) Hinz of rural Bradshaw, NE, Jessica (Nick) Hatfield of Polk, NE and Clay (Shannon) Cummins of Madison, WI; great-grandchildren – Robert and Rachel Wardwell, Chandra, Michael, and Zachariah Smith, Jake Stewart, Lauren and Taylor Stevens, Alex, Ericka and Colton Hinz, Ellis Cummins and Wrens Stevens; Sisters-in-law – LaVern Stevens and Gwen Lindburg and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl, her parents, 2 sisters and 2 brothers and their spouses.