Carol Olive Mae Samuelson
Nov. 29, 1937 – July 17, 2019
Carol Olive Mae Samu-
elson of Bismarck, ND
passed away on July 17,
2019 after 12 years of bat-
tling illness. She was sur-
rounded by loved ones.
Services will be held at
2:00 pm Saturday, July 20,
at Lutheran Church of the
Cross, 1004 E. Highland
Acres Rd, Bismarck, with
Rev. Lisa Ahlness officiat-ing. There will be no visi-
tation.
Burial will be at 3:00
pm Wednesday, July 24,
at the North Dakota
Veterans Cemetery, Man-
dan.
Carol was born in
Williston, ND on No-
vember 29, 1937. Her
parents were Reverend
Carl and Olga Nelson.
Carol graduated as the
valedictorian from Dakota
Lutheran Academy in
1955, where she was in-
volved in choir, cheer-
leading, and the women’s
quartet. She graduated
from Minot Trinity Luth-
eran Hospital with a BA
in Nursing followed by a
Master’s in Nursing in
Bismarck.
She started her nursing
career in Minot, ND at
Trinity Lutheran followed
by Mohall, Mandan, and
retired from St. Alexius
Medical Center in
Bismarck after 54 years of
nursing. Carol’s warm and
loving personality made
her a wonderful nurse to
her patients as well as
friends and family.
Carol married David
Neubauer on January 11,
1959, together they had
five children: Kelly, Paul,
Jim, John, and Kristi.
Carol and David spent 20
years raising their chil-
dren throughout North
Dakota.
Carol married Albert
Samuelson March 25,
2000 in Florida. Carol and
Albert’s life together was
one of love, travel, and
family. Combined they
have 8 children, 12
grandchildren, and 13
great-grandchildren.
If Carol wasn’t attend-
ing book club, PEO meet-
ings, practicing her many
instruments including the
piano, clarinet, violin, and
most recently the guitar;
she was loving up on her
great-grandchildren. Carol
was always up for an ad-
venture whether it was
exploring San Diego with
her youngest grandkids or
going for a motorcycle
ride around town. Carol
was also a talented artist.
She often surprised her
family with portraits and
paintings as gifts. Carol
was an avid reader, styl-
ish dresser and enjoyed
using her recipe books
more as suggestion books.
Carol will be remem-
bered for her kind and
welcoming heart, her abil-
ity to bring everyone to-
gether, and her devotion
to all of her favorite peo-
ple. She will be greatly
missed by many.
She is survived by her
husband, Albert Samuel-
son of Bismarck, ND;
brother, Jim “GOAT”
(Mary) Nelson of Clear-
water, MN; sister-in-law,
Bev Nelson of Eau Claire,
WI. Her children: Kelly
Neubauer of Jackson Hole,
WY; Paul (Keri) Neubauer
of Foley, MN; Joe (Janes-
sa) Delvo of Fargo, ND;
Jim Neubauer (Kim Laske)
of Mandan, ND; Kristi
(Vernon) Dovich of San
Diego, CA. Her
step-children Kathy (Ran-
dy) Heim of Detroit Lakes,
MN; and Theresa (John)
Finck of Mandan, ND. Her
grandchildren: Anna
(Nathan) Folk of Mandan,
ND; Cameron (Shelia)
Heim of Fargo, ND; Anita
(Jeremy) Bohner of Man-
dan, ND; Zachary (Callan)
Neubauer of St. Paul, MN;
Mike (Kendra) Finck of
Beulah, ND; Jordan (Lau-
ra) Neubauer of Princeton,
MN; Nikki (Brad) Faiman
of Bismarck, ND; Kathryn
(Justin) Doll of Mandan,
ND; Jordan Laske of Man-
dan, ND; Christopher Del-
vo of Fargo, ND; Tanner
Neubauer of Sartell, MN;
Christopher (Aurora Eck-
ert) Neubauer of Mandan,
ND; Andrew (Samantha)
Delvo of Fargo; Kaytlin
and Savanna Dovich of
San Diego, CA.
Great-Grandchildren:
Parker, Brady, and Nash
Faiman. Karson Tipton,
Jonathan, Weston, and
Wyatt Bohner. Ayden and
Ethan Finck. Graham and
Isla Folk. Gemma Neu-
bauer. Bowen Doll. Tux
her beloved cat.
She was preceded in
death by parents, Carl and
Olga Nelson; her brother,
David G. Nelson; her sis-
ter Eunice Sanders; and
son, John C. Neubauer.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials can be sent to
the Lutheran Church of
the Cross, Milk River
Group Home Glasgow,
MT, Bismarck-Mandan
Symphony Orchestra, or
the Bismarck Art and Gal-
leries Association
(BAGA).
We would like to thank
the staff at St. Alexis and
Sanford for their compas-
sion and care for Carol in
her final days.
Go to
www.eastgatefuneral.com
to share memories of
Carol and sign the online
guestbook.