Carolyn Ann Beilfuss, age 82 of Reed City, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 25, 2026, in Big Rapids.

She was born June 14, 1944, in Detroit, to Clyde Jr. and Virginia (Lafayette) Crane.  The family moved to Reed City in 1949 where Carolyn attended school and graduated from Reed City High School in 1962.  On June 8, 1963, she was married to Eugene Paul Beilfuss who passed away in 1981.

Carolyn was employed for a time with the Reed City Hospital, and she operated a daycare and foster care home for many years.  She was active in the Reed City High School Sports Boosters and helped with concessions at sporting events.  There was a very special place in her heart for the Reed City High School Wrestling program which she followed and supported for many years.  She enjoyed thrifting and yard sales in her free time.

She is survived by her sons E. Paul (Julie) Beilfuss, Aaron Beilfuss and daughter-in-law Michelle Beilfuss; her siblings Bonnie Kaverman and Clyde Crane; several grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Eugene; son James and daughter Sherinan; her sisters Susan Crane and Jill Miles; and her brother-in-law Jim Kaverman.

Carolyn’s family would like to thank her caregivers Colleen and Carla, and her neighbors David and Shelly Scharlow, for the loving care they showed her over the last years of her life.

A visitation with the family will take place from 4-7 P.M. Thursday, October 29, 2026, at the Pruitt-Livingston Funeral Home in Reed City.  A private burial will take place at 11:00 A.M. Friday, October 30, 2026, at the Hersey Village Cemetery in Hersey, MI.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial contribution may be made in her name to the

Reed City High School Wrestling Program.