Caroll Hiram Gunem

Carroll Hiram Gunem of Balsam Lake formerly of Chisago County and Minneapolis. Carroll lost a short, one sided battle with cancer on July 17, 2013; after being blessed with 86 years of exceptional good health and vitality.

Carroll was the seventh of eight children, now survived only by his sister Doris Kensmoe of Osseo, WI and brother Ernest Gunem of Arkansas. He was born in 1926 and was raised on a farm in Bruce Valley, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. He came of age during the “Great Depression” and WW II. He remembered with fondness the good times experienced during the Depression, and cherished the values he acquired during those times, because of the hardships endured by his family. Carroll proudly served in the US Navy during WW II and was honorably discharged in 1946. He later went on to a long career at Honeywell, and enjoyed a lengthy, active retirement afterwards.

Following his military service, Carroll married Phyllis Gunem (now deceased) and was the proud parent of two exceptional children, daughter, Jane Marie Peterson (Timothy), and son David James Gunem. He is also survived by four grandchildren: Ashlyn Marie Granfors (Troy), Marc Andrew Felland, Jacob Hiram Peterson, and Rachel Jane Peterson. He has two great-grandchildren Trevor Dillon Granfors and Mikayla Mary Granfors. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Tuesday July 23 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic church in Franconia, MN. Interment was in the church cemetery. Condolences may be left at www.grandstrandfh.com