Carol Marie Magnuson was born in Ortonville Township, Big Stone County, Minnesota on April 25, 1924
to Alex Leonard Magnuson and Ruth Hannah (Sorensen) Magnuson. Big sister, Bernice, rounded out the
little family.
Carol graduated from Ortonville High School, and continued her education at Union College in Lincoln,
Nebraska. She married Arthur Quance in May 1950, and had two children, Deborah and Derek.
Carol passed to her rest on September 16, 2021, after a brief illness. She was 97 years old.
Carol was preceded in death of her parents and sister, husband Arthur, and son, Derek. She is survived
by daughter Deborah, son-in-law, Steve Lake, and grandchildren AJ & Alicia Lake, Alex Lake, and Anjuli &
Joshua Tenborg, and many nieces and nephews. She will be buried with Arthur at Fort Logan National
Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 4:00
p.m. at the Boulder Seventh-day Adventist Church,
345 Mapleton Avenue, Boulder, CO
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