Carol Julia Gayle Lozon

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Carol Julia Gayle Lozon was born in Minneapolis St. Barnabus Hospital on May 25, 1946 to parents Edmund Arthur Lozon, Sr. and Gladys Ione Lozon.

After her dad died from a heart attack in 1953, Carol, Eddie, and Gladys moved to Kenyon. She graduated from Kenyon High School in 1964. Her love of music began with piano and voice lessons from her mom when she was eight. Carol was involved in choir, theater, and all things musical for the rest of her life.

She graduated from St. Olaf in 1968 with degrees in social studies and physical education/health and earned a coaching certification. At St. Olaf, she took voice lessons for four years and sang in three choirs.

During high school and college, Carol worked as a lifeguard and manager at the Kenyon Swimming Pool, as a waitress, baker, cook, and other jobs. Her first teaching position was in Plainview teaching social studies, phy ed, and health for eight years.

She got her MA in Secondary Counseling in 1976 and worked as a counselor in Owatonna and Hastings for the next nine years. While in Owatonna, she was named Counselor of the Year.

In 1986 she spent a year at Anoka High School as an administrative intern for principalship. Until she joined the staff in Kenyon, Carol served as assistant high school principal at North St Paul, Austin, and Northfield. She also spent one year as curriculum director at Ricori. In Austin, she was elected Assistant Principal of the Year.

When Gladys ‘s health was failing, Carol wanted to be close to her. She accepted a job as principal at Kenyon/Wanamingo Schools, where she worked until she retired in 2002.

For most of her career, Carol coached girls’ volleyball, basketball, and fast-pitch softball as well as participating in bowling, slow-pitch softball, and other sports herself.

For her whole life Carol lived her love of music. For the last ten years, she was choir director at First Lutheran in Kenyon and also a soloist. She was a very active President of the Kenyon Sons of Norway for many years only to give it up due to her failing health.

Carol was an avid traveler. She enjoyed ten cruises to Alaska, The Caribbean, Egypt, and other exotic destinations. She especially treasured her trips to the homeland of her ancestors from Norway, Ireland, and France.

Carol’s life philosophy was simply this: Do the best you can at whatever you do and do it with love.

Carol is survived by her brother, Eddie (Jan) Lozon of Faribault; niece, Tracy (Mark) Canant; great niece, Josie Canant; great nephews, Phillip Canant and Karl Hafemeyer; nephew-in-law, Scott (Anne) Hafemeyer; and a host of many special and close friends too many to name.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a niece and Godchild, Kelly Hafemeyer.

Family will receive friends Thursday, January 9, 2025 from 4 pm to 7 pm at Michaelson Funeral Home, Kenyon. Funeral Service will be Friday, January 10th, 2025, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kenyon at 11 am with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial to follow in Kenyon Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Carol's honor to the Frist Evangelical Lutheran Church Organ Fund.