CALABASH — Carole Casselman Soucek, 76, died at home Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018. Born Jan. 19, 1942, in Turbeville, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Ezra Robert and Ida Estelle Forbes Casselman.
She graduated June 3, 1959, from East Clarendon High School in Turbeville, South Carolina, and from South Carolina Baptist Hospital and College for Nurses on July 6, 1962. She retired Jan. 18, 2000, from her position as a registered nurse with Resurrection Hospital after serving for 37 years. During her early years, she served as head nurse and went on to receive awards for her caring bedside approach, organization and professionalism. She enjoyed spending time at the beach, traveling and with her family and friends.
Surviving are her husband of 55 years, Robert Soucek; daughters, Robine Soucek and Renee (Bryan) Beck; son, John (Debbie) Soucek; grandchildren, Camille Beck, Walker Soucek and Apryl Beck; brother, David (Marcha) Casselman; sisters, Betty (Jake) Schwartz, Dale Evans, Nell Derrick, Edna Jean Scott, Lois Hurst and Lucy Sims; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Johnny, Beckman and Benjamin Casselman; and sisters, Blanche Hinson and Eloise Spigner.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, at Andrews Chapel United Methodist Church, 1090 Hickman Road NW, Calabash, with burial in Brunswick Memorial Gardens. Pastors John Bracey and Phil Norris will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation, 322 8th Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001; Lower Cape Fear Hospice, 1414 Physicians Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401; and Andrews Chapel United Methodist Church, 1090 Hickman Road, NW, Calabash, NC 28467.
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