Freckles Marie Carson

Freckles Marie Carson



Born: May 24, 1994
Died: March 31, 2010

Freckles M. Carson, 15, of Marion, Iowa died at the hospital Wednesday, March 31 following a brief illness. Memorial services to celebrate her life were held at around 5 PM, Wednesday, March 31 at the Carson Family Residence with the Carson family officiating. Memorials may be directed to the Carson Family on facebook.com, by e-mail or by telephone. Freckles was born May 24th, 2010 in Iowa. She was shortly after taken to a humane shelter where she was adopted by the Carson Family. She was raised in Marion. She received no formal schooling besides a short stint at a trainer's, which ended with a perfect flop at the county fair soon after. Freckles mastered in the arts of tug-of-war and soccer ball catching, and nearly managed to learn how to fetch -- she was always just more interested in chewing than returning. Freckles was very skilled at catching baby bunnies, small birds and sticks in the backyard and always did a wonderful job of showing her sisters of her most recent catch. In her early years she even starred in a short film entitled "Freckles and the Magical Place." In the summer of 2003 she almost married her neighbor dog, a poodle, named Zach, but she was entirely disinterested in him so their wedding plans fell through. Freckles was a longtime resident of Marion, where she romped the streets of town and frequented every playground and park in the area. Freckles was always scared of vacuums. She loved eating treats and the occasional carrot, and was very talented at stealing chocolate Easter bunnies from their baskets and full trays of Oreo cookies off the living room coffee table. In 2004 Freckles and her family moved to a different home in Marion. While there, she claimed the steps and the backyard fenced in area her own, always moving back and forth from resting to frolicking through the grass or barking at pesky raccoons and squirrels that tried to set up camp under the back deck. She especially enjoyed chewing on ham and steak bones, rough-housing, trying to sneak kisses to her dad, bounding through the snow like a gazelle, catching and eating small rodents, cuddling with her sisters and going on long walks with them, fooling her family members into giving her treats, slumber parties with her Uncle Kim, protecting her family from harm and being petted and loved by all. Freckles is survived by her Mother and Father, Ray and Janalyn Carson; her Sisters, Moria and Keeley Carson; her Aunt and Uncle, Kim and Susi Ketelsen (of Marion); her Grandma, Bettymae (of Marion); her Aunt Cam and Uncle Rich (of NY); her Aunts Cara and Sue (of NY); and her Grandma, Betty Jane (of NY). Online condolences and memories may be directed to the Facebook pages of any of Freckles' family members at www.facebook.com. A video will soon be available in her memory -- check back soon.