Carol Schinzer

Carol Phyllis Schinzer, 88, of West Brooklyn, passed away surrounded by her husband, children and grandchildren on January 23, 2026. Carol was born to William and Myrtle (Kessler) Theisinger on February 6, 1937, in Peru, Illinois. She went on to marry her high school sweetheart and love of her life, Gene Schinzer, and spent 70 loving years together.

Carol was a woman with many interests; she was active in her church choir singing, she was the bookkeeper for the family business, she served on the election board in West Brooklyn, and she sometimes wrote for her local West Brooklyn section of the Mendota newspaper. She loved to golf when the weather was warm and spent winters in Tucson, Arizona. Carol was a social butterfly within her community and had a deep passion for putting others before herself.

Carol is survived by her loving husband Gene, her sister Marilyn Freedy, and five adoring children: Barb (Mike) Savitch, Sandy (Bill) Grzeskiewcz, Mark (Deb) Schinzer, Sue (Neil) Smith, and Stacy (Chris) Fowler. Her ten cherished grandchildren: Eric, Luke, Zach, Angela, Gabe, Samantha, Hayden, Jake, Rowan, and Grady. And three great-grandchildren, Bennett, Leighton, and Riplee.

Carol is preceded in death by her parents, William and Myrtle, her grandparents, her brother Donald, and her sister Joyce.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Friday, January 30th, 2026, at Beverage- Lyons Family Funeral Home, 601 Richardson Avenue, Ashton, IL 61006. A visitation will be held from 9:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 31st, 2026, at St. John Lutheran Church, 803 Paddock Avenue, Ashton, IL, 61006. The funeral service will begin at 10:00 A.M. with a graveside service to follow at Ashton Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to Beverage Family Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.beveragefamilyfh.com