September 6, 1951 - February 13, 2023
Carolyn Sue (Fabrizius) Van Syckle, 71, passed away peacefully on February 13, 2023 at her home in Loveland, CO with family by her side, after a battle with colon cancer.
Carolyn was born in Norton, KS on September 6, 1951. The family moved to Colorado in 1959 and made their home in Loveland where she lived and grew up. She graduated from Loveland High School in 1969. Carolyn was employed by Wal-Mart Corporation as a pharmacy technician for more than 20 years.
Carolyn is survived by husband, Roger, daughters Tammy Berry, Wendy Hopke, Lisa Van Syckle, sons John Van Syckle, Ronnie (Zaida) Van Syckle and granddaughters Paige Van Syckle and Jandy John. Carolyn is survived by sisters Gloria Sheppard, Elizabeth (& Bill) Markham and Maggie (& Brian) Harmon. Carolyn is survived by nephews Scott Sheppard (Monica), Brett Markham (Christina), Bruce Schlagel, Kaleb Harmon, Kabir Bach; nieces Karla Sheppard, Kyra Harmon (Kevin Bach), Anna Schlagel, Cate Schlagel and Kadyn Harmon. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill & Arvilla Fabrizius, niece, Jennifer Markham Schlagel and grandson Jonathan Van Syckle.
Carolyn was an avid baker and had friendly competition between other family members at the Larimer County fair each year with her best recipes she could muster up. In 2000 – 2001, Wal-Mart Corporation decided to conduct an employee’s only cookbook. Any employee with Wal-Mart could enter a recipe for taste testing. Carolyn entered three (3) different recipes and was one (1) of approximately 90 recipes that made a difference with her Chocolate-topped Almond Biscotti recipe being placed in the cookbook.
Carolyn became involved with bowling many years ago and competed in more than 30 Women’s National Championships with her sisters. She looked forward to every year’s tournament to see what part of the country she would be travelling to.
Services will be held at Zion Lutheran Church, Loveland, CO on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to FightColorectalCancer.org research or Zion Lutheran Church in care of Kibbey-Fishburn Funeral Home, 1102 N Lincoln Ave., Loveland, CO 80537.
The service will be streamed via zoom at this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81007308575?pwd=NC9VZ1czZFZ0VkVwT1EyRGxhSGFGdz09
Or the church website: https://zionloveland.com/
