Carol was born December 16, 1938, at Moose Lake, MN., the daughter of Parnell "Happy" and C. Helen (Wenzel) Peterson.She was raised and educated in Moose Lake, MN where she was a 1956 graduate of Moose Lake High School. She was a secretary in the Twin Cities before attending the University of Minnesota-Duluth. She was a secretary with the Northwest Paper Co. in Cloquet before her marriage to Robert Kutsi on July 25, 1959 in Moose Lake. The couple lived in Foley, MN for four years before coming to Blue Earth in 1963. Carol was a homemaker and had worked seasonally with Green Giant and done some housework. She enjoyed her family first and foremost but also loved antiquing and restoring old homes and furniture.Carol is survived by her former husband, Robert Kutsi of Fairmont; son, Bob (& wife Cindy) Kutsi of Owatonna; daughter, Tracy Kutsi of Blue Earth; son, Colby ( & wife Judy) Kutsi of Mountain Home, Arkansas; son, Jace Kutsi of Blue Earth; and daughter, Tara Kutsi of New York, NY.She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Glenda Thill & Gail Green.