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Carole Ann Loften–Laski

June 20,1945–October 19, 2021

Carole Ann Loften–Laski, 76 years 3 months 29 days, passed away October 19, 2021 unexpectedly from an Acute Hemorrhagic Stroke, with her family and friends by her side, in Walla Walla, Wash.

Carole was born to Lyle and Harriet Scouten in Bremerton, Wash., on June 20, 1945. She attended Our Lady Star of Sea School and West High School in Bremerton, Wash. In 1962, Carole married her high school sweetheart Bob Loften. Bob and Carole soon started their growing their family; first son Tony in 1963, daughter Deb in 1964, son Chris in 1966, son Mark in 1968. The Loften family owned and operated several grocery stores throughout Washington State.

The last one was in Dayton, Wash., and was a true family ran store. While Tony, Deb, Chris and Mark were growing up, Carole had many bonus kids, her door, fridge, pool and heart was ALWAYS open. Carole and Bob Loften divorced in 1983. She started working at the Walla Walla Community College Bookstore in 1985 as Book Store Manager, she loved every minute of it. She retired in 2010 after 25 years of committed loyal service to Walla Walla Community College.

Carole married Bob Laski from Walla Walla in 1994 in Reno Nevada, both Carole and Bob loved to gamble and travel and were always up for a new adventure. Many fond memories of Carole and Bob on ski trips with the kids and grandchildren and many holiday foosball tournaments. She loved her weekly meetings with her good friends for Thirsty Thursday.

To Carole family was important and she played a big role in raising her granddaughters Jessica and Kiri. She loved the holidays when all four of her children and grandchildren and great grandchildren could get together. The Pandemic was tough on her as not being able to see her grandchildren and great grandchildren and her dear friends as often as she would have liked. Carole was a member of Assumption Catholic church.

Carole is proceeded in death by her husband Bob Laski (July 9, 2021), her parents Lyle and Harriet Scouten, bother- in- law Gordon Martin and Niece Julie Simpson.

She is survived by her children Tony (Rita) Edgewood, Wash., Deb (Zonie) Dayton, Wash., Chris (Vienna) W. Richland, Wash., Mark (Lori) Benton City, Wash., stepsons Jeff Laski and Nathan Laski, Salem Ore., sister Joan Martin, Wenatchee, Wash., sister Barbara Farmer (Larry) Wenatchee, Wash.; 10 Grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and the newest greatgrandchild a little boy arriving in December, she was looking forward to meeting him, her great friend Denise Larson and her Thirsty Thursday crew and many nieces and nephews she loved very much.

Funeral Services will be held at Assumption Catholic Church in Walla Walla, Wash., on November 19, 2021 at 5 p.m. We will conclude Carole's Celebration of Life with a reception at the church.

Graveside burial will be the next morning at Mountain View Cemetery 2120 South Second St, Walla Walla on Saturday November 20, 2021, at 9 a.m.

Any donations in Carole's memory can be made to St, Jude's Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105.