- Date Of Birth: February 28, 1950
- Date Of Death: February 19, 2022
- State: Minnesota
Carol Jean Morrow-Rainey, age 72, “Ogidibii’mosekwe” which means “Woman Who Walks on Water” of Isanti, MN and formally of Cass Lake, MN journeyed to the spirit world from the Cambridge Medical Center in Cambridge, MN on Saturday, February 19th, 2022. She was born the daughter of Caroline Morrow and Orville Lovffkins in Cass Lake, MN on February 28th, 1950.
Carol grew up in the Cass Lake area and at the age of 14 became a Candy-Striper, which began a life in the medical field helping people for Carol. She went on to obtain her LPN, CNA and finally her RN degree. Carol worked in several different places including a nursing home in Grand Rapids helping with the mentally challenged, a Mental Institute in Jacksonville, FL from 1970-1980, as a kidney dialysis technicians’ aide in Cass Lake and at the Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch in Devils Lake, ND for her last job.
Carol was an amazing woman that no words can truly describe, but we’re going to try. On July 8th, 1970, Carol married Clayton Rainey and together they had four children, Clayton Jr., Marvin, Juanita and Sarah. Carol and Sarah had special names for each other, Carol called Sarah her “Baby Bear” and Sarah called her “Mama Bear”. She also affectionately called Tenesha “Beanie” from the time she was very young. Carol had a love for thrift and garage sale shopping, country music and babies…all babies. Carol loved to bake and was amazing at it. Her pies and bread, especially her fry bread, were of professional caliber.
She was quite the jokester and made it her mission to make everyone who crossed her path laugh and smile, with jokes like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was her husband. All joking aside, Carol had a loving and caring heart and despite any of her situations or illnesses she never let it get her down or gave up. In fact, after being diagnosed with cancer she said, “I am fighting for my life because of my great grandbabies”, who meant the world to her. Carol adored and was very proud of her entire family but two of her proudest moments were when her son Clayton Jr. was named a World Champion Dancer and the day he graduated from the Law Enforcement Academy.
She is welcomed to the spirit world by her husband, Clayton Rainey, Sr.; mother, Caroline Morrow; her fathers, Marvin Kessler and Orville Lovffkins; brother, Joseph Morrow, several aunties, uncles and other relatives.
Those left behind to forever cherish her memory are her children, Clayton (Rhonda) Rainey, Jr., Marvin Rome Rainey, Juanita Jean Hayes and Sarah (Eric Sr.) Anderson; mom, Lavonne Kessler; siblings, Todd (Sharon) Kessler, Kim Kessler, Rome (Tammy) Kessler, Nate Kessler, Drae (Susan) Kessler, Lori Kessler, Tiel (Michael) Bordersen, Tanya (Brian) Newman, Trista (Erik) Aker; grandchildren, Tanyalita, Tenesha (Jared), Tausha (Josh), Tristen, Kylie, Hunter, Blair, Marshall, Carson, Cassidy, Emylee, JadaRose, Eric Jr., Logan, Megan, Lilly-Anna, Channel, Lander, DJ, Torrey, Josh, Kai, Cheyanne, Noah, Delaney, Lanaya and Peanut; great grandbabies, Tatum and Alexis, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.
