Wapakoneta;  Carolyn  Rose  Poling, 92, of the Kossuth area, passed away at 3:27 PM Saturday in her home with her loving family at her side.

She was born July 20, 1929 in Bowling Green, Ohio, a daughter of the late Stanley Brown and Rose Schermer.   In 1948, she married Lewis Poling, who passed away July 23, 1974.

Surviving are her children; Charles "Moose" Poling of Lima, Kathleen Poling od Kossuth, Karen Poling Croft of Michigan, Constance Poling Prine and Cynthia Poling Wiechart, both of Spencerville and Thomas Poling of Kossuth; her grandchildren, Donna Croft (Shawn) Power , Jessica Croft (Brad) Williams and Christopher Croft, all of Michigan, Bryan (Margie) Prine of Piqua, Mathew (Sarah) Prine, Dale (Sarah) Wiechart and David (Ashley) Wiechart, all of Spencerville; Step-grandchildren,  Julia (Jeff) Sykrybalo of Michigan, Missy Pratt of Lima, Roberta "Bobbi" Croft (Scot) Ostring of Ottawa, Gary Croft of Spencerville and Wesley (Jodi) Croft of Spencerville; 31 Great grandchildren and 4 Great Great  grandchildren and her siblings; Susan( Danny) Hooker, Rick (Cheryl) Foust and Mark (Laura)  Foust,  all of Lima.

Carolyn was a 1948 graduate of Saint Rose High School in Lima.  A homemaker, she loved to be with her family and enjoyed gardening and caning.

A Celebration of Life Service will be 10:30 AM Tuesday at the Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral Home in Spencerville.  Burial will follow in the Spencerville Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 4 until 6 PM Monday in the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Saint Rita"s Hospice.

Condolences may be sent to tbayliff@woh.rr.com