CAROL J. GIWOJNA, age 66, of Stanley, WI, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, WI.  Funeral services will be held at 11am on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at Trinity Vineyard Church, rural Stanley.  Pastor Donald Hakes will officiate, and burial will follow in Eidsvold Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Jimmey Lane, Fred Lane, Paul Hazuga, Sean Weber, Eric Kmieciak, and Frank Slowatyniec.  Visitation will be held at the church on Thursday, from 9:30am until time of service.

     Carol Jean Lane was born on February 25, 1954 in Stanley, WI, the daughter of Fred D. and Laura C. (Mock) Lane.  She was raised in Stanley and received her education at Stanley area schools.  After completing her education, Carol moved to Oklahoma and served in the Peace Corp.  She later worked in Guthrie, OK for the U.S. Postal Service.  Carol moved back to Stanley in 1980 and was later united in marriage to Donald E. Giwojna on October 1, 1982 in Chippewa Falls, WI.  She then worked at the Clark County Health Care Center, in Owen, WI, as a nursing assistant.  In 1988, she started her own business, taking care of the elderly in her home.

     She had many interests, but she especially enjoyed growing hostas, shopping on e-Bay, buying antiques, taking road trips, and visiting her family, especially her grandchildren.

     Carol was a member of Trinity Vineyard Church, previously a member of the Mission of Hope Church where she was a Sunday School teacher, the Red Hat Society, and the Helping Hand Club.

     She will be dearly missed by her husband, Donald, of Stanley; 2 sons: John Lane of Neillsville, and Joseph (Stephanie) Giwojna of Stanley; 4 grandchildren: Marshall, Jacob, Jaxson, and Emilia; 4 siblings: Joyce Slowatyniec of Neenah, WI, Donald (Cindy) Lane of Merrillan, WI, Beverly (Bill) Abramczuk of Thorp, Steven (Kim) Lane of Thorp; 2 sisters-in-law: Barbara Lane of Thorp, and Pearl Tomkowiak of Stanley; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

     Carol was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Patricia Hazuga; and 4 brothers: Johnny, Edward, James and Robert Lane.