Carolyn Emily Anthonsen

December 21, 1939 - April 4, 2017

Carolyn Emily Collins Anthonsen, 77, of DeMotte, Indiana passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. She was born on December 21, 1939 in Greenville, North Carolina to Albert Sidney Jenkins and Annie Mae Jenkins [nee Williams]. Carolyn attended the Greenville city schools and graduated in 1957. As a young lady, she attended beauty school just like her mother. She later worked as a bookkeeper for a CPA until 1959. Moving to the Chicagoland area, she became a mother to her five wonderful children. She is survived by them: Shaw (Georgene) Collins, Marcus Anthonsen, Genay (Tony) Airey, Lance Collins and Heather Collins. These wonderful children have blessed her with nine grandchildren: Ryan Collins, Aric Collins, Lisa Harrington, Amy Melton, Kirsten Airey, Liam Collins, Taylor Collins, Kaylee Williams and Caitlin Williams. Carolyn has also been blessed with five great grandchildren. She was preceded in death in 1992 by her husband, Kim Anthonsen. Defying all odds, Carolyn became a paramedic in 1992, where she enjoyed her career of helping people and saving lives. This is the kind of person she was. She had such a gentle, loving voice and touched so many lives. She always, unconditionally, loved and was devoted to her family at all times. Nothing made her happier than seeing the people she loved. She very much enjoyed Dunkin Donuts coffee, 5 & 5, the colors yellow and lavender, sweet tea, pimento cheese or banana sandwiches, and sunflowers. Carolyn always had a smile on her face that reached towards her beautiful green eyes and made you instantly feel at home. A viewing and visitation will be held on Thursday, April 6, 2017 from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the Memory Lane Funeral Home, 6305 W. Lincoln Highway (US 30), Crown Point, Indiana. Burial will follow immediately after the visitation at Memory Lane Memorial Park in Crown Point. For further information, please contact the funeral home at (219) 322-2050. Condolences may be left on the website: www.memorylanepark.com