Carol Ann Wines

Carol Ann Wines March 7, 1949 - February 17, 2013

Carol A. Wines, age 63 of Mankato, died Sunday, February 17, 2013 at Mayo Health Systems-Mankato.

Memorial services will be held Saturday, March 2nd at 1:00 P.M. at McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory in Waseca, with Pastor Michael Behn, officiating. Interment will be in the Spooner Cemetery in Spooner, Wisconsin later this spring.

The Wines family will greet friends on Saturday from 12:00 noon until the hour of service at McRaith Funeral Home.

Carol Ann was born March 7, 1949 in Shell Lake, Wisconsin to Paul Edward and Gladys (Coons) Wetzel. She graduated from Spooner High School, and went on to earn her Secretarial Science degree from Rice Lake Technical College in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. In 1969 Carol was united in marriage to Paul Ecker in Spooner. Carol and Paul lived in St. Paul, New Hope, and in 1975 moved to Buffalo, MN. They later divorced. Carol had a long, fulfilling career as a unit coordinator for the Buffalo Hospital, and later as a secretary/unit coordinator for New Beginnings in Waverly. She enjoyed her work and made many friends. On October 22, 1994 she married Daniel J. Wines in Buffalo and was happily married for 18 years. Carol and Dan continued to reside in Buffalo until moving to Waseca in 2004. Carol was active in each of the communities where she lived. She enjoyed traveling, having coffee with friends, gardening, bowling, bingo, pokeno, movies, painting, and playing Wii. She loved watching NASCAR, and having grown up in Wisconsin, was a huge Packer fan! Everyone that met Carol could feel how she could light up a room with her beautiful smile and twinkle in her eyes. She had a positive attitude toward life, even as she faced many health issues, including her 26 year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was a cherished wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend who will be greatly missed.

Carol is survived by her loving husband, Dan Wines of Waseca; daughters, Kristina Ecker and Pamela Houser, both of Waseca; grandchildren, Jeffery and Kaylyn; sisters, Patricia

(Merlin) Swan, and Janet Larson, both of Spooner, WI.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother-in-law, Gene Larson.

Carol will be remembered for her clever wit & charm, outgoing and enchanting, one of a kind, loving personality.

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to Laurel''s Peak Nursing Home, Mankato for their truly remarkable service and care of Carol.