Carol Lynn (Polzkill) Volesky, 74, of Byron, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2025 in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 26, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at the Solt-Wagner Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Friday, September 26, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the Solt-Wagner Funeral Home. Interment will be at the Fullerton Cemetery in Fullerton at 2:00 p.m.

Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date. Condolences can be sent to the family at www.soltwagnerfuneral. com.

Carol was born on December 23, 1950 at Fullerton, the daughter of John William and Phyllis Arlene (Land) Polzkill. Carol joined her big brother, Billy Dean and, later, three more brothers: Delbert Eugene, Ricky Lee, and Douglas William. Carol attended grade school in Central City. Her high school years were at Marquette, where she graduated in 1969. After graduation, Carol attended business school.

In her adult years, Carol lived in Central City, Grand Island, Chapman, Gothenburg, Alma, and Byron. She lived for a short time in Colorado.

Carol’s love for cooking lead to her desired employment. Cooking in several restaurants and at a school in Colorado before having her own establishment, The Depot Café and Lounge in Alma.

It was at Alma where she met the love of her life, Galen (Peanuts) Volesky, whom she married on March 17, 2010 at Lincoln.

Carol’s spare time was spent watching cooking shows on television, looking for new recipes, fishing, and listening to country music. Her favorite artists were Johnny Cash, Toby Keith, and Alan Jackson. Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Peanuts; brothers, Bill (Gloria) Polzkill and Rick (Margaret) Polzkill; sister-in-law, Debbie Miller; brotherin- law, Robert (Squirt) Volesky; nieces, Elizabeth (Michael) Getrost and Jessica Polzkill; nephews, Jonathon Polzkill, Brady Wilson, and Brandon (Crystal) Volesky; and several great nieces and nephews and her beloved furry friend, Susie.

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