Obituary for
Carol Pollmann Thomas
Carol Thomas, born Carol Francis Pollmann, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 25, 2009. She was at home, lovingly surrounded by her family. Carol was born in Polson, at the same hospital where all three of her girls were born. She was the second youngest of five children born to Louie and Marion (Harlan) Pollmann on January 21, 1939. She graduated from Polson High School in l957, marrying her high school sweetheart Gary Thomas, on January 24, 1958, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Gary and Carol lived in Polson until 1969 when they moved to Lake Mary Ronan to run a family owned camping and fishing resort , Camp Tuffit, along with Gary's brother, Mark and wife, Dianne. Carol was very active in the operation of the resort, working hard to keep the camp 'spic and span' for many years. Carol had an immense passion for the game of golf. She and Gary would get out on the course as often as their work would allow and in later years were able to travel to warm places where golf courses were plentiful. Carol felt fortunate to have personally witnessed some of the greatest golfers of all time such as Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicholas, Lee Trevino and Gary Player. She loved watching Tiger Woods and seldom missed a tournament on TV. Carol loved to garden which proved to be a challenge in the woods where she and Gary lived. Regardless, new flowers were planted every spring (or fall) and the hummingbirds were spoiled. Carol was a social person, who loved to visit with friends, enjoy a game of bridge or spend time with her family. She was an avid reader and never went to sleep at night without a good book. Her mornings weren't complete without doing the previous day's Missoulian crossword puzzle. No one dared mess with her crosswords! Carol had many, many close friends: some she knew 'forever' and some she knew just a short time. Regardless, she took her friendships seriously and held them close to her heart. Her quiet compassion will be missed by all who knew her. Carol was preceded in death by her parents, Louie and Marion, her oldest sister, Lillian, and her beloved niece Marian Dooley. She is survived by Gary, her husband of 51 years, daughters, Jean (Wayne) Haskins of Elmo, Tracy Thomas of Polson and Jennifer (Ryan) Maroney of Lake Mary Ronan. Also, her grandchildren: Sydney (Derek) Alexander and Jessica (Dennis) Alexander, Joel Haskins, Sam Stolz, all of Polson and Calliope Mikulecky and Achilles Maroney of Lake Mary Ronan. Great-grandchildren Riley Berlin, Shay Alexander and Tristin and Emily Alexander. Sisters, Eva Funke and Karen (Dan) Corcoran and brother Chub (Harlan) Pollmann. Services will be held on Thursday at the New Life Christian Church at 2:00 p.m. with a reception following. Cremation has taken place and a private inurnment will take place at another time. In memory of Carol, the family suggests donations be made to the Polson City Library. A special thank you to Dr. Judy Schmidt, Jill, Joni and staff at the Guardian Oncology and Center for Wellness in Missoula, Montana. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family online at www.groganfuneralhome.com. We love you mom mom.
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