Caroline Josephine Sanborn

Caroline J. Sanborn Sanborn, Caroline Josephine, age 91, of Andover. Beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away surrounded by family on October 22, 2022. Preceded in death by husband Ralph; granddaughter Megan; parents Joseph & Ida (Schueller) Deppa; siblings, Helen Packert, Irene Tadych, Bernice Cagle, Rose Polsen, Barney Deppa, Edmond Deppa and infant sister Leona Deppa. Survived by daughters Linda King, Sharon (Rahn) Swanson, Diane (Gary) Weber, Katherine (Damon) Lawson and son Michael (Kristen); 16 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial to be held Monday October 31, 2022 at 10:30 AM at Ephiphany Catholic Church, 111th & Hanson Blvd., Coon Rapids. Visitation one hour prior to service. Interment Epiphany Cemetery Caroline grew up on a farm in Foley, Mn. She was the last to survive of 8 children born to Joseph & Ida Deppa. She said growing up they didn't have a fence for the cows, so her and her siblings would have to go out to the pasture before school to be the fence, so the cows didn't run off. She and Ralph raised 5 children. Linda, Sharon, Diane, Mike & Kathy. They had 16 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. They lived in Princeton and had a pig farm. In 1964 they sold the farm and moved to Andover, where they both took jobs at Federal Cartridge. She always said that all her years on a farm made her "not an animal person". Caroline & Ralph joined Epiphany Catholic Church when they moved to Andover. They were active members from the beginning when it was located at Coon Rapids High School with Father Reiser until they moved to Motley in 1995. Caroline and Ralph were everything to each other. Ralph passed in 2011 and she always said that she "misses that guy", and the good old days. They enjoyed the years they spent living at the lake in Motley (they moved there in 1995). They drove to every casino in Minnesota, multiple times. They started taking yearly trips to Las Vegas in the late 1970s and eventually would spend every January thru March there. Caroline loved to play PaiGow and slot machines. Year after year she would come home with souvenirs for everybody. We had to plead with her to stop bringing things home for us. Caroline loved having her family around her more than anything else. She loved having them home for the holidays and for Sunday dinners and just anytime.She loved cooking tons of food for everyone and in the later years loved to sit back and watch everyone else prepare the food. She loved having a big group around the table playing Clean & Dirty, (a card game). She madesure to have Chocolate milk and pickles for the grandkids, and there were always cookies and always always candy and pop. Caroline was an avid watcher of the Game Show Network while doing word search books and needle work. The whole family is thankful for all the embroidered towels and pillow cases they have. She had silly sayings and phrases she would always say, like: "Turkey Lurkey", "You're not a bird Tirdin", "I made it to eat, not to look at", "Jakey Poo Poo" and more.

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Caroline Josephine Sanborn

December 22, 1930 - October 22, 2022

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Caroline Josephine Sanborn

December 22, 1930 - October 22, 2022

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