Agnes (Aggie) A. Caron

Agnes A. Caron age 76 of Tracy, MN died Sunday, November 23, 2008 at the Hospice House in Marshall, MN. Services will be held 10:30 AM Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tracy. Visitation will be from 4:00 until 8:00 PM Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at the Almlie Funeral Home in Tracy with a rosary at 4:00 PM and a prayer service at 7:30 PM. Interment will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Tracy. The Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy is handling the arrangements. Agnes “Aggie” A. Caron was born August 19, 1931 to John and Leah (Giroux) Kass in Tracy, MN. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith and grew up on a farm near Tracy. She then attended Tracy Public Schools, graduating from Tracy High School in 1949. Aggie then attended Flight Attendant School in Kansas City, MO for two years before moving back to Marshall, MN. On February 16, 1953, Aggie married Merlyn Caron in Tracy and they made their home in Marshall. In 1963 they moved to Tracy and she remained there the rest of her life. Aggie worked for Whiting Lumber in Tracy as a bookkeeper for some time before working with her husband at Caron Farm Supply and later, Caron’s Fuel. She was a life long member of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tracy. Aggie enjoyed sewing, knitting, crocheting, gardening, spending time with her grandchildren and friends and little trips up to Jackpot Junction Casino. In October of 2008, Aggie became a resident of the Hospice House in Marshall where she died, surrounded by her loving family, Sunday, November 23, 2008 at the age of 77. Aggie is survived by her one daughter, Connie Caron (Glen Moon) of Woodbury, MN; one son, Robert (Donna) Caron of Tracy, MN; five grandchildren, Bailey, Jayde and Sawyer Moon and Clay (Melody) and Cayla Caron; two great grandchildren, Hailey and Makenna Caron; one sister, Connie Andries of CA; special little friend, Traeh Siekmann; many nieces, nephews and friends. Her husband, Merlyn, her parents, one sister, Lorraine Lanoue and one brother, Kenny Kass preceded her in death. Blessed be her memory. The family asks that memorials be given to the Prairie Home Hospice of Lyon County.