Carole Cappella, 70
April 3, 1942-July 17, 2012
- Cappella
Niles Daily Star, Published online 6:28pm Sunday, July 22, 2012
Carole Diane Suabedissen Cappella, 70, of Niles, died Tuesday with her family around her at Hospice House in South Bend following a brief illness
She began life on April 3, 1942, in South Bend, a daughter of Raymond T. and Stella D. (Anderson) Suabedissen, Jr. She was graduated from Niles and attended Valparaiso (Ind.) University and the University of Illinois (Champaign), where she earned a bachelor’s degree in education. She continued her education at Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo), earning a Master’s degree in Social Work.
Carole was employed teaching elementary school in Champaign, serving as a social worker in Grand Rapids, Michigan and word processing for a law office in San Francisco. She returned to Niles in 1993 because she enjoyed being close to her family.
She took pleasure in her daily walks, especially along the Saint Joseph River, and was an avid reader. Carole’s family remembers her as a quiet, gentle, interesting and intelligent woman who will be loved, remembered and greatly missed.
Carole was preceded in death by her parents and by a sister, Kathleen Hirst, who died March 10, 2012.
Surviving family includes her daughter, Claire Aimee (Cliff) Potter, of Northbrook, Ill.; granddaughters, Stephanie, Jacqueline, Audrey and Vivienne Potter; Carole’s sister, Joan Frisk, of South Bend; brothers-in-law, Scott Frisk, of South Bend, and Fred Hirst, of Buchanan; nieces and nephews, Anne Larsen, Megan Frisk, Lauren Frisk, Aaron Larsen and Michael Frisk; and cousins, Guy and Gary Suabedissen and their families in New Jersey.
The family and friends of Carole Cappella will be gathering later this summer for services and a sharing of memories. Interment will be at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.
Contributions in memory of Carole may be made to The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637; or to the Niles District Library, 620 E. Main St., Niles, MI 49120.
Arrangements were made at the Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles.