Obituary - Caroline J. Eagleman

Caroline J. Eagleman, 58, of Yakima, Washington, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, at her residence of natural causes.

Wake services will begin at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy, and will continued until her traditional funeral service, which was held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. Burial was to follow in the Eagleman Family Cemetery.

Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Caroline's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at http://www.hollandbonine.com.

Caroline was born on June 1, 1956, in Fort Belknap, Montana, to James and Marie "Cecile" (Merasty) Eagleman Sr. She was raised in Rocky Boy, attending schools there. Upon her high school graduation, Caroline attended Northern Montana College, University of Montana in Missoula and YVCC in Yakima, obtaining her associate degree in business. She was blessed with six children, whom she devoted her time and energies to raising in a loving and supportive home.

Caroline was a happy, positive woman who loved to spend time with her family. She had a very kind heart, and was generous, putting everyone else in her life before herself. She was also organized and practical, as a person must be, raising six children. Caroline loved to play all types of Bingo games, and watch "Cold Case," "Law & Order: SVU," and "Family Feud." She was also a good cook, being best known for her light, fluffy pancakes. When she was younger, Caroline loved her beadworking and, recently, her favorite pastime was traveling to visit family in Canada and Montana. Caroline was a perfectionist, especially in keeping her home clean, but was also the family rock, the one everyone turned to for advice. Her children were Caroline's world, and her grandchildren were her pride and joy.

She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Cecile Eagleman Sr .; her daughter, Jennifer Eagleman; her grandchildren, Ethan Garcia and Gabriella Rodriguez; her brothers, James "Louie" and Robert Eagleman; her sister Brenda Eagleman; and numerous aunties and uncles from Canada and Montana.

Caroline is survived by her children, Michael Eagleman, Lisa Fox, Justin (Mayrel Guadarrama) Eagleman, Maria (David) Garcia and Bella Gutierrez, all of Yakima, Washington; her five grandchildren; her great-granddaughter; her brother, David Eagleman of Havre; her sisters, Linda (Clarence) Gopher of Yakima and Angela (Kermit Corcoran) Eagleman, Carmella (Efrain Torres) Eagleman and Elizabeth (Joe Azure) Eagleman, all of Havre; her aunts, Barbara Eagleman of Rocky Boy and Clara (Bob) Norman of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan; her uncle, Joe (Mary) Merasty of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan; and numerous beloved nieces, nephews, cousins and other extended family and friends.