Obituary of Carol J. Monetti

Carol Monetti, 92, of Carlinville, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at the Village at Morse Farm in Carlinville, IL. Carol Joyce Rahm was born May 25, 1932, in Litchfield, IL, a daughter of Edna Sievers Rahm and Elmer Rahm of Staunton, IL. She attended Zion Lutheran School in Staunton for eight years and graduated from Staunton Community High in 1950. She attended Illinois State University for one and a half years, majoring in art. In the summer of 1952, she accepted a job at Shell Oil Refinery in Woodriver, IL, in the personnel department. In 1955, she married Charles J. Monetti and moved to Carlinville. She was employed in the office at MJM Electric for several years. When her husband, Charlie, opened his own auto repair shop, the North End Garage, she did the bookkeeping there and generally kept things moving smoothly, as Charlie's Mom did before her. They spent twenty-three years during the winter months in Ft. Myers, Florida in Heritage Cove. Carol and Charlie were the parents of two children: Gary Monetti of Tampa and New Smyrna Beach, FL, and Susan Mackay of Raymond, IL. Grandchildren are Courtney Johnson and Pierson Monetti of Tampa FL, two great-grandchildren: Carter Paige Johnson and Glades Hutchinson Monetti. Carol loved to spend time working in her yard and her flower beds, reading, dancing, laughing, enjoying her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She never met a stranger and was loved wholeheartedly by one and all. She will be missed by many. Private graveside services will be conducted at a future date. Carol is survived by her husband, Charles Monetti of Carlinville, IL, daughter, Susan (John) Mackay of Raymond, IL, son, Gary Alan (Janell) Monetti of Tampa, FL, Grandchildren; Courtney Johnson and Pierson Monetti, Great-Grandchildren; Carter Paige Johnson, and Glades Hutchinson Monetti. Memorials may be made to Macoupin County Animal Control and Zion Lutheran Church. Davis-Anderson Funeral Homes, LTD, Carlinville is in charge of arrangements.