Carol Joyce Darland, born January 26, 1950, passed into the heavenly realm on March 3, 2012 after a long illness caused by rheumatoid arthritis. She is survived by her husband Jan; son Howard Nelson; daughter Pamela Olson; 4 grandchildren: Michael, Isaiah and Zachary Olson and Alannah Fields. Also survived by her mother Edna VanDeWater; 3 brothers: Ron VanDeWater, Larry and Philip Thomas; 3 sisters: Virginia Smith, Janet Espinosa and Nancy Westphal; and by numerous nieces and nephews. Please make donations to the Arthritis Foundation in lieu of flowers.