Carol Ann (Helberg) Thompson
August 6, 1938 - November 3, 2022
Carol Ann (Helberg) Thompson, aged 84, passed away peacefully on November 3rd, 2022, in Vista, California. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernst and Wanda (Wilmot) Helberg; grandparents, Wilhelm and Wilheimine (Oldehoeft) Helberg and Harry and Rose (Bredehoft) Wilmot.
Carol was born August 6, 1938, to Ernst C. and Wanda (Wilmot) Helberg of Breckinridge, Oklahoma. She is survived by son, Christopher Thompson; daughter Paige Faust; grandchildren Ryan, Tori, and Tylor; and sister Beverly Hull.
The Helberg family lived in Breckinridge until 1942 then moved to Douglas, Oklahoma. In 1945 Ernst and Wanda moved their family to Fairmont, Oklahoma, where Carol and her siblings attend Zion Lutheran School. In August 1951, the family moved to Wichita, Kanas. In March of 1957, Carol and her sisters, Beverly and Janet, moved to Inglewood California. Their father gave them a 1951 Plymouth to make the trip, even though none of them had driven a distance greater than 100 miles before. The sisters shared a great experience on the trip and within two weeks all three went to work for Douglas Aircraft in El Segundo, CA.
Carol later became a procurement specialist for the California State College System, where she was known for her straight-forward, professional approach to all aspects of her chosen career. After retirement she moved to Big Fork, MT, where she continued to pursue her hobbies that included golf and traveling. She had a broad range of friends and family across many states and stayed connected with a vast majority of family and friends from her youth in Oklahoma.
After a long illness she can finally rest in peace and will be laid to rest with the rest of her family in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Fairmont Oklahoma.
A viewing (wake) will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on 2022-11-18 at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home, 2800 N. Van Buren, Enid, OK 73703.
A graveside service will be held from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. on 2022-11-19 at Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Patterson Township - from Highway 412 E. on Enid go 1-1/2 miles south on 102 Rd.
