The Mass of Christian Burial for Caroline Dirk Nehl, age 84 of McIntosh, will be held at 10:30am MT on Friday, January 27, 2017 at St. Bonaventure's Catholic Church in McIntosh. Fr. Tony Grossenburg will officiate with burial at a later date in St. Gertrude's Catholic Cemetery at St. Gertrude's, ND.


A Rosary Service will be held at 7:30pm MT on Thursday evening, January 26, 2017 at the church in McIntosh. Caroline passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at her home in McIntosh.


Serving as Honorary Casketbearers are Lisa Randal, Mary Plush, Shonna Goldmann, Amanda Obering, Margo Usselman, Crystal Powell, Karman Marbry, and Johnny Powell. Serving as Active Casketbearers are Joe and David Plush, Carter, Troy, Mason, and Kyle Mollman.


CAROLINE MAY FARSTAD was born on July 23, 1932 to Herbert and Esther (Halverson) Farstad north of Watauga in Sioux Co., ND, north of the Helge Farstad farm. She attended grades one through three at the Jake's School north of Morristown and graduated from eighth grade at Silent Butte School north of Watauga. Caroline graduated from McIntosh High School with the Class of 1949. She then began teaching at Hillcrest Country School but soon resigned to help care for her siblings when her mother died in child birth.


Caroline was united in marriage to Edmund Dirk on November 15, 1950. They had 5 children, Linda, Bonnie, Jocelyn, Kenneth, and Kevin. Edmund worked construction and lost his life in a tragic car/train accident west of Newell in October of 1957. A young widowed mother of five began a life with many struggles. Caroline moved her family to Watauga residing in a small house owned by Joe Prockaska. They lived for several months in Watauga before moving to a bigger home in Morristown.


After her brother, Leonard and family and sister, Evelyn and her family moved to Selfridge, ND, Caroline moved her young family there to be closer to her brother and sister. Caroline then moved to McIntosh where her children attended grade and high school.


When they first moved to McIntosh, Caroline began working part-time for Dorothy Hughes at the Corner Café. She then went to work as the Corson County Deputy Register of Deeds and Deputy Auditor. It was during this time that she married Bernard Nehl on June 13, 1981. They lived on the farm owned by Bernard and enjoyed traveling together. In 1995, they moved into McIntosh.


Caroline retired after 33 years of dedicated service to Corson County. Bernard passed away in December of 1995. Caroline had continued to live on her own but very close to daughters, Jocelyn and Bonnie and families.


She enjoyed music and visits from her family. She was known for her friendliness, caramel rolls, and homemade buns.


Caroline was a very loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother and great great grandmother.


Surviving family include her three daughters and sons-in-law, Bonnie and Greg Mollman, Jocelyn and John Powell, all of McIntosh, SD; Linda and Dennis Plush, Riverton, WY; 2 sons, Kenny Dirk, Morristown, SD; and Kevin Dirk, Chamberlain, SD; 16 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren,1 great great grandchild; and one sister, Evelyn McGregor, Watauga, SD; and numerous nieces and nephews.


She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Edmund, her husband, Bernard; 2 grandsons, Justin Powell and Eddie Plush, 2 set of siblings in infancy, Agnes and Anna, Carol and Lloyd, an infant sister at birth, and 2 brothers, Leonard and Ervin.