Carol L. Weiland

Carol Luann Weiland, 76, of Princeton, IA, was an amazing human being and God needed her with him, she passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Carol was an incredible person and loved her family so much! She was very generous to those close to her. 

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 13 at 10:30 am at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Davenport, IA. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 12, from 4pm - 7 pm at the Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home. Please dress casually. Additional visitation will be held on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass. Carol will be laid to rest in Glendale Cemetery, LeClaire, IA alongside her parents and grandparents. Memorial contributions may be made in her honor to her grandchildren.

Carol Kirby was born on September 1st, 1948 to Horace & Marie Kirby the middle child of five children. She grew up in Princeton, Iowa with her family & went to school in the North Scott school system, graduating from North Scott high school in 1966. Horace & Marie instilled a strong work ethic in Carol because even though she didn’t embark on her chosen career right away, she applied again at the end of the summer to find her calling; Alcoa. Carol worked her entire career at Alcoa in different office positions. She loved to tell people that Alcoa took care of her entire family, at one point or another ten different family members worked there. She also liked to tell people that Alcoa began building its factory in Bettendorf the year she was born so she was as old as Alcoa dirt. Carol would become the longest tenured female salaried employee to work at Alcoa. She worked her entire career of 47 years there. 

In 1968 she met & would later marry the father of her two children, John Weiland. They met at the Col Ballroom, in Davenport, where he spent the evening telling her elephant jokes she liked to remember. In 1972 with help from uncles & other family members Carol & John built their home that Carol would continue to live in her entire remaining life which was located less than one mile from her parents’ home. 

Carol & John welcomed their first child, John II, in 1978. Their daughter, Jeanne was born in 1983. Carol & John’s marriage did not work out & they divorced a few years later, but they remained friends for their children.

 Carol spent all of her time with her children & working. She passed down an incredible work ethic to her children as she picked up overtime & extra weekend days whenever she could, sometimes working 19 days straight. Carol completed a major accomplishment in 1995, when she decided to return to college, she graduated with her Bachelor’s degree from Teikyo Marycrest University. Carol spent many a night working on homework at the kitchen table alongside her daughter, Jeanne as they both worked on school work. 

Carol was an avid supporter of her children in all of their extracurricular endeavors. First there was soccer for both children in the springs & falls where she would bring them both to practice every week & be there for every game. Later it became high school football for John & volleyball for Jeanne. Both of her children went to Davenport Assumption high school & she became an earnest Knight fan herself. 

Later in life as she got to retirement she enjoyed spending time with the Alcoa women’s group once a month at luncheons. Carol also spent time helping with the Alcoa Christmas basket drive each year, during & then after she retired. She loved going to movies with her friends & her family. Carol was always a movie fan going weekly with Julie & Mona. Then as grandchildren began populating her life she attended their events faithfully, from band recitals, school programs, plays, School Masses, & sports, even family vacations with them, she loved seeing the world and going to Disney. She was so incredibly proud of all of her grandchildren and loved them all so much. 

She had some struggles in her life, including breast cancer & a small house fire but she took the opportunity to always put her spin on those difficulties. Yes, she endured cancer but she was triple negative, something that was very rare and she would tell everyone about. Thankfully she was very avid about routine doctors appointments, and they found it was very lucky. She always strived in everything she did, she was very proud of her blood type being a A+, she always got exemplary grades in school.

 She is preceded in death by both of her parents, Horace & Marie. Carol is survived by her children, John II (Jenny), & Jeanne (Brent) Sodawasser. Along with that she enjoyed being Mama Carol or Mama A to six grandchildren, Johnny III (John II & Danielle), & Atalyssa, Brayson, Elyas, Flynn, & Mylo (Jeanne & Brent). 

Carol leaves behind a lasting memory of love for her family & the willingness to do anything in her power to help each & every one of them if they needed help.