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Caroline was the youngest of 7 children and was born February 26, l904 in Ashland, Nebraska to John and Caroline Anderson. Her father attended the University of Stockholm, Sweden, before immigrating to Nebraska. Her mother, Caroline, came to Nebraska from Sweden. Carol's mother died when she was 10 years old, so her father and older brothers and sisters continued to raise her.
Carol attended school in Ashland. After her graduation, she began working for the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company. She worked as chief operator for 23 years in the Ashland, Lincoln, Nebraska City and Wahoo offices.
While in Wahoo, she met John Flannagan. They married in 1943 shortly before he entered the service in WWII. After John returned, they moved to Omaha and she worked for Brandeis as a clerk in a furniture delivery department. When John accepted a salesman position for Hinkle and Joyce, they moved to Ainsworth where they lived for 20 years. In 1970 they moved back to Ashland. When John passed away in 1985, Carol lived alone 9 months before entering the Bethesda Nursing Home in June of 1986 where she resided until she died on January 12, l996. Services were held at the United Methodist Church in Ashland. Carol is buried in the Ashland Cemetery.
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1904 - 1996 (91 years)
