Carol McLaughlin

November 6, 1944 - March 27, 2021

Carol Ann McLaughlin, 76, Topeka, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March 27, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her family. Carol was born November 6, 1944, in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to Carrol and Caroline Hackshaw Endsley. Carol was an “Air Force brat” and lived all over the world. She attended Louisiana Tech and earned her bachelor’s degree from Washburn University in Topeka. On July 6, 1966, Carol and William McLaughlin were united in marriage in Ruston, Louisiana, enjoying more than 54 years together. Carol and Bill were members of St. Pius X Catholic Church, St. Marys, Kansas. Carol was an artist and free-lance writer but her role as homemaker is how she is most known. Faith and family were of the utmost importance to her. She dearly loved her family and lavished her love on all of them. Grateful to have shared Carol’s life are her husband, Bill; children, Patrick McLaughlin and his wife, Julie, Bill McLaughlin and his wife, Sherry, Dennis McLaughlin and his wife, Jessica, and Jennifer Creager and her husband, John; 12 grandchildren, Katie, Molly, Anna, Megan, Kylee, Marissa, Garrett, Carson, Palmer, Jairus, Trevon and Janelle; her sister, Madeline Amato and her husband, Manny; and her brother, John Endsley. Carol was preceded in death by her parents. The rosary will be prayed at 5 p.m. Monday, April 5, followed by family memories at Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home, 2801 SW Urish Road, Topeka KS 66614. Visitation will be 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Masks and social distancing are required. Carol's Mass will be live streamed on the funeral home Facebook page. Burial will be private in Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Midland Care Hospice and sent in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be sent online to www.kevinbrennanfamily.com.