Obituaries : Carol Jean (Howe) Mahurin

Carol Jean (Howe) Mahurin went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on March 10, 2024.
Carol was born on her grandparent's farm, northwest of Van Horne, Iowa on Feb 21, 1936 to Emmet and Frances Howe of Vinton, Iowa.
Carol attended Vinton public school and graduated with the class of 1954. After graduation, Carol took a job at Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
In 1956 she married her high school sweetheart, James R. Mahurin. Jim and Carol had four children, Michael, Steven, Mark and Julie.
Jim and Carol lived in multiple cities and homes after Jim graduated from Iowa Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
In 1970, Jim and Carol purchased the Dog 'n' Suds Drive-In which they ran for five years. In 1976, they demolished the drive-in and built a sit-down family restaurant called the Viking Galley which they ran successfully for fourteen years.
In 1990, they sold their business and moved to Arizona where they opened a small chain of Maid-Rite restaurants. Four years later they sold the Maid-Rite restaurants and Carol retired.
Carol enjoyed shopping, bowling, white daisy's, George Gershwin's, Rapsody in Blue, and the many homes they remodeled and lived in throughout her life.
Carol was proceeded in death by her parents and sister, Colleen Lauterwasser.
She leaves behind her husband Jim and four children, Michael, Steven, Mark and Julie, as well two brothers, Richard (Dick) Howe and Larry Howe.
Carol was 88 years old and passed peacefully surrounded by family. Carol donated her body to the University of Arizona Medical Research.