Drahozal, Carol Jean (nee Canfield) of Wheaton, Illinois, age 83, passed away Tuesday evening, August 3, 2021, and joined her beloved husband in eternal paradise. She was born in Grundy Center, Iowa on September 7, 1937, the daughter of Kenneth M. and Lucille (Boyenga) Canfield. The family lived in Waterloo and Iowa Falls, then moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1950.

Carol graduated from Cedar Rapids McKinley High School in 1955.  On December 27, 1958, she married Edward Drahozal, the love of her life, in Cedar Rapids. She was a devoted wife, mother and companion. They enjoyed 59 years together, moving from Cedar Rapids, to Jefferson, Iowa, to Iowa City, Iowa, to Aurora and St. Charles, Illinois, to Framingham, Massachusetts, and back to Iowa City, before finally moving to Wheaton, Illinois in 1983. As her family moved around the country, Carol held numerous positions, including selling Avon and Tupperware; switchboard operator, cashier and model at the prestigious Jordan Marsh Department store; cosmetics manager at Drug Town; and being a lead home decorating consultant at JC Penney in the Chicago area.

Carol enjoyed many hobbies including playing the piano, singing, playing bridge, sewing, canning, cooking and baking. She is well known for her cookies, cakes and pies, but mostly for her cinnamon rolls known as Rollies. As a founding member of St. Daniel's Church, Carol sang in the choir, was a cantor during services and served on the social committee. She and her husband enjoyed traveling, socializing with their many friends and his former army buddies, and especially spending time with her beloved family.

Carol is survived by, sons Steven (Laura) Drahozal, Mike Drahozal, Kevin (Catherine) Drahozal, daughter Karen (Howie Bird) Drahozal, grandchildren John and David Manning, Grace, Lucie and Anna Drahozal, brothers Ted Elson-Canfield and Tim Canfield and sister Cathy Canfield-Jepson. She was preceded in death by her husband Edward Drahozal, her parents Kenneth and Lucille Canfield and brother K. Donald Canfield.

Visitation will be Sunday, August 8, 2021 from 3:00 until 6:00 P.M. at the Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main Street, Wheaton, Illinois. Another visitation will be Monday, August 9, 2021 from 3:00 until 7:00 P.M. at Papich-Kuba Funeral Services, 1228 2nd Street, S.E. Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at St. Ludmila's Catholic Church, 211 - 21st Ave SW, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with interment at St. John's Cemetery immediately following the service. May her soul live in everlasting peace.

Family and friends may visit hultgrenfh.com to sign an online guestbook or for more information call Hultgren Funeral Home at 630-668-0027.