BUCYRUS: Carol Ann Stineman, 73, of Bucyrus, Ohio passed Wednesday morning, March 5, 2014 at the Inn at Orchard Park after a four month battle with brain cancer.
She was born in Bucyrus on April 2, 1940 to the late Carl R. Etzinger and Mary E. (Shaffstall) Etzinger Dowler.
Carol graduated from Bucyrus High School in 1958 and worked at Bob's Sandwich Shoppe and Dairy Crest as a teenager.
In the summer of 1956, after watching a movie with Edith Eden, a young man named Jim Stineman began talking to her uptown.
After brushing him off for a July 4th date, she agreed to see him on the 6th and never looked back.
Jim and Carol were married in the Grace E.U.B. Church on June 28, 1959.
The Stineman's lived throughout Ohio as Jim's teaching career moved them and they returned to Bucyrus in 1966.
After her children were grown, she worked part-time at Suburban Lanes for 15 years.
Carol will be remembered for her unique laugh and as a caring mother who enjoyed holiday get-togethers, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas.
. She stayed in touch with her friends from high school and was the consummate caregiver for friends and family alike.
. She was a lifelong member and the former Grace UMC and now worshipped with Bucyrus United Methodist Church.
Carol is survived by her husband of 54 years, Jim Stineman; their children, Rick (Chris) Stineman of Lexington, Ohio, Mike (Christy) Stineman of Marion, Ohio and Vikki (Brady) Schifer of Bucyrus; one grandson, Austin Schifer; three step-grandchildren, Andy, J.T. and Savannah Mattone; and brother, Jim (Miriam) Etzinger of Bucyrus, OH.
In addition to her parents, Carol was preceded in death by her son, Douglas Allen Stineman and stepfather, Bud Dowler.
The Stineman family will receive friends on Friday, March 7 from 5-8 p.m. at Wise Funeral Service in Bucyrus where her funeral will be held on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.
Burial will follow in Brokensword Cemetery.
Memorial donations can be made to Homecare Matters Hospice or Bucyrus UMC through Wise Funeral Service.
Memories are encouraged on Carol's obituary page at
www.wisefuneral.com .
Published in the News Journal, Mansfield, Ohio on Mar. 6, 2014
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