MEADE – Carol Jean Marie McCulloch, 84, died Friday, July 25, 2025 at the Lone Tree Retirement Center in Meade.
She was born Nov. 6, 1940 to Almond McCullough and Lorraine Marie (Deschambault) Taylor.
She married Robert (Bob) McCulloch Nov. 11, 1961. He preceded her in death.
She graduated from Berthold High School in Berhold, N.D. in 1958. After her graduation, she attended nursing training at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Minot, N.D.. After her training, she began her nursing career.
While living in Burlington, Colo., she worked as an OB and ICU nurse. In 1984, they moved to Meade, and she began working at Southwest Medical Center as an OB and ICU nurse. She also began working as an OB nurse for Meade District Hospital. While at Meade, she was instrumental in updating the OB and delivery room to the current standards, retiring in 2012.
She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, serving as a Lector, Cantor, and Eucharistic Minister, she was also a member of the Daughters of Isabelle.
She enjoyed crocheting, knitting, playing cards, games, reading, gardening, watching sports, and spending time with her family and friends.
Survivors include her children: Mike McCulloch (Jacque), Meade, Mark McCulloch, Dighton, Mitch McCulloch, Scott City, Michelle Benear (Darwin), Meade, Greg McCulloch, Garden City, and Nikki Gokey (Ray), Meade; brothers, Ronald Taylor, Redding, Calif., and Paul Scott Taylor, Redding, Calif.; sisters, Carmen Ramero, Redding, California, and Sandra Taylor, California; 21 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; four brothers: Leslie Dwayne Taylor, Steven Taylor, George Taylor, and Guy Taylor; sister, Charlotte Royers; grandson, Christopher Benear; and great-granddaughter, Danielle Jean Benear.
• Vigil services will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meade.
Holy Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meade.
Cremation will follow the services with burial in Graceland Cemetery, Meade, at a later date.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary in Meade.
Memorials are suggested to Kansans for Life, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, the Muscular Dystrophy Association or the Lone Tree Retirement Center in care of the funeral home.
Condolences may be left at fidlerormebachmanmortuary.com.
