Obituary of Carole Diane Bakke

Carole Diane Bakke died in hospice care on 12/20/23. She was born on 1/1/47 in Duluth to Walter and Arline Fromberg. She had 2 siblings, Kenneth and Susan. She graduated from Duluth Central in 1965, and from UMD with a degree in sociology. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. 

She married Gene Bakke, and in 1974 they had a son, Eric Andrew Bakke. Gene died in 1976. Carole spent most of her working career in the medical field, retiring from Duluth Internal Medicine. She was very family-orientated, loved animals of all kinds, rummage sales with her sister and niece, gardening, and later in life was a certified mini-horse handler for the Windchill Legacy.

She is survived by her son Eric (Cyndy) Bakke, grandchildren Tallie, Charlie, Grace, and Serenettee; great granddaughter Delaney, siblings Ken (Vivian) Fromberg and Susan Strom (Lee Rekonen); nieces and nephews, cousins, 1 aunt and 1 uncle; and close friends Paula Moore, Kathy Townsend, and Marilyn (Gary) Tillman; and her many friends at Tinity Lutheran Church.

Services were held on December 28, 2023 at Tinity Lutheran Church. Interment was at Forest Hill Cemetery.