Carol graduated from Pekin Community High School and studied piano performance at Bradley University.
Carol was a brilliant pianist and a talented seamstress, but above all, she was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and daughter.
Her passion for music was a guiding force in her life - she taught private piano lessons for over 50 years and was deeply involved with the Pekin Community High School 303 as choir accompanist and Canton School District 66, where she served as an accompanist and mentor to countless students.
Carol also found great joy in sharing her musical gifts through her service as the children’s choir director at First Christian Church, Canton, and as an accompanist and organists for Pekin First Methodist Church, Tremont First Methodist Church, Canton First Methodist Church, First Christian Church of Canton, and First Christian Church of Macomb.
Over the years Carol was also an accompanist for Illinois Central College Community Chorus, Spoon River College Community Chorus, Ephphetha Ecumenical Choir Peoria, Pekin Civic Chorus, and Fulton County Playhouse.
Her love for music was matched only by her affection for her dogs and grand-dogs, who brought her daily joy and companionship.
She is survived by her beloved husband of 47 years, John Harmon of Canton, IL. They were married at the 1st Methodist Church in Pekin on October 7, 1977.
Also surviving is her daughter Amy Norman, son-in-law Jesse Norman, and cherished grandson Exley Norman, all of Brisbane, Australia; her brother Richard (Mary Beth) Peterson of Rock Island, IL, and several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her brother John Peterson, her father and mother Glenn and Maxine (Cheek) Peterson.
A visitation to celebrate Carol’s life will be held on Monday, July 28, 2025 from 5-7pm at Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Canton. A funeral service held on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11am at the First Christian Church in Canton with a visitation held one hour prior at church. Friends and loved ones are invited to join in honoring her memory and the beautiful legacy she leaves behind.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to an education fund for her grandson Exley, C/O CEFCU.
“The song is ended, but the melody lingers on.” — Irving Berlin
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