Carol Jean Garrett

Carol (Boese) Garrett, 95, of Wayland, passed from this life on Monday, January 5, 2026, at Parkview Home in Wayland. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, January 10, 2026, at 10:30 AM at Finley Chapel south of Wayland. Burial will follow at Finley Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, January 9, 2026, from 5 – 7 PM at the Finley Chapel. A memorial fund has been established for the Finley Cemetery and Parkview Home. The Beatty Peterseim Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Carol Jean was born on January 10, 1930, on a farm a quarter of a mile south of Wayland, the daughter of Albert and Anna (Steffen) Boese. She graduated from Wayland High School in 1949. Carol worked as a bookkeeper in the Boshart Feed Store and at the Wayland State Bank. On June 17, 1956, she was united in marriage to Dale D. Garrett at Finley Chapel. They lived on the same farm all their married life, until moving into Wayland in 1992. Carol was a regular attendee at the Wayland Coffee Club. She loved sewing, quilting, working outside with flowers, and working in the garden. Dale and Carol enjoyed playing cards, square dancing, traveling to Europe, Alaska, and interesting places in the United States.

Survivors include three sons; Thomas Garrett of Turner, Oregon, Curt (Tina) Garrett of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Mark (Karen) Garrett of Wayland, Iowa, one daughter; Beth (David) Wirka of Wahoo, Nebraska, nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Preceding Carol in death were her parents, her husband Dale, sister Alberta Miller, and brother Arley Boese.