Elizabeth Carr, 57, of Williston formerly of Grenora, passed away at Trinity Hospital in Minot on Tuesday, August 10, 2016. Burial will be at a later date in Texas.
Elizabeth “Liz” Wheeler Carr was taken to the spiritual world by our Beloved Creator on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at Trinity Hospital in Minot, North Dakota.
Liz Wheeler was born on May 23, 1959, in Raton, New Mexico, to Ernest Wheeler and Carolina Romero. She grew up in Dalhart, Texas and attended Dalhart High School. She later went on to get her GED in Porterville California. She once made her own prom dress which everyone remembered as being the most creative dress they had ever seen.
In 1976, she gave birth to a daughter, Kika. Shortly after she married Manuel Barraza, with whom she had two more children Angie and Manuel Jr. (JJ).
In the early 80’s the family moved to Delano, California, where Liz had many hardworking jobs. From there she and her children moved to Tulare, California until she returned to Texas in 1993, and met Richard Carr in 1996. The couple moved to North Dakota and married in Rugby, ND on September 23, 2000.
Liz will always be remembered for her good cooking, especially her homemade tortillas and pancakes. It was the little things she did as a mother that showed her sincere love for her children and grandchildren. She will always be remembered by the song “Logical” by Supertramp, it was her favorite song.
She is preceded in death by her parents; Ernest Wheeler and Carolina Romero; sister, Tina Wheeler and brothers Tony Wheeler and Robert Olivio.
Liz is survived by her husband Richard Carr of Williston, ND; two daughters Kika Barraza of Fargo, ND and Angie Barraza of Carlsbad, NM; one son Manuel Barraza Jr. (Elisa) of Visalia, CA; three sisters Florence Wheeler Moore (Jeff) of Williston, ND, Sara Moreno (Jesus) of Tulare, CA, and Beatrice Rodriquez (Ysidro) of Tulare, CA; one brother Ernie Wheeler (Apryl) of Tulare, CA; four grandchildren Kody, Alexis, Manuel III and Gabriel and numerous nieces and nephews.
Thank You
Good-Bye For A Little While
Your battles now are over
And you’re safe on Heaven’s shore,
You won’t have to suffer or struggle anymore.
We honor you, our dear beloved,
With our gathering here today,
And we know that you’re in Heaven
And your pains are gone away.
We wouldn’t have wanted to keep you
Even for another day,
Unless we could have seen you well,
That would have been the only way.
We know that you were heading home.
And that you were ready to go,
That soon you’d be with Christ our Lord
And others you loved so.
As we think back on the last few days
That you spent here on Earth,
We remember the faith you had in Christ
And in your God given second birth
Your faith never wavered as your
Departure time drew near,
You knew you’d be in Heaven
As soon as you left here.
So dear beloved as we
Remember you just now,
Even in all our sadness we are joyful
As our heads we bow.
We praise God for your faithfulness
As his witness to the end,
As we say good-bye for a little while
Knowing we’ll see you in Heaven,
Dear beloved