Carol J. Pingel, Little Chute, age 67, died Sunday June 29, 2014 at her home. She was born on November 20, 1946 in Green Bay to Maurice and Irene (Hermsen) Van Asten. Carol married Charles Pingel on May 22, 1976 in Appleton. She was a lifelong member of St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church where she was a member and served as treasurer of the St. Elizabeth Society. As a young girl, Carol played snare drum and marched with the Little Chute Drum and Bugle Corp. She was a Cub Scout Den Mother and Den Leader Coach for 13 years for the Little Chute Pack 151 and earned the Cub Scout District Merit Award. Carol and her husband fostered 32 babies over a 10 year period. She was also a Big Sister in the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Program.

Carol is survived by her husband of 38 years Charles; sons: Tim (Nikki) of Oxford, WI; and Brad (Lisa) of Appleton; grandchildren: Aaron, Laura, Mason, Abby and Sara; mother: Irene Van Asten; sister: Sharon (Larry) Krueger; and sisters and brothers-in-law: Virginia Hall, Gerald Pingel, Carol Pingel and Wilmer Schulz. She is further survived by her puppy Joey and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Carol was preceded in death by her father: Maurice Van Asten; father and mother-in-law: Carl and Laura Pingel; step father-in-law: Otto F. Pingel; brothers and sisters-in-law: Caroline (Melvin) Steiner, Kenneth Pingel, Harold S. Hall, Jeanette Schulz and Elizabeth (Charles) Peterson.

Visitation will be held Thursday July 3, 2014 at ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE CATHOLIC CHURCH (323 Pine St. Little Chute) beginning at 2:00 p.m. until time of Mass at 5:00 p.m. The Rev. Msgr. James Vanden Hogen will officiate. Committal St. John Cemetery. A memorial is being established in Carol's name to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund (JDRF).

The Pingel family would like to extend a special thank you to the Theda Care Hospice nurses and staff for their compassionate care for Carol.