Carol Nielsen

Carol Ann “Chickie” Nielsen (nee Stella), daughter of Sebastian Stella & Caroline (Fillicaro). Age 79, Carole passed away peacefully on Wednesday Feb. 1, 2023; beloved wife of the late Brice “Butch” Nielsen; loving mother of Mark Nielsen, Laura Nielsen Mills, and Karen Nielsen Brennan (Chris); loving sister to Gloria Cossa (Tony) and Roberta Cencig (John); honored and devoted grandma of Bill (Angela) and Jessica Mills, Cole and Griffin Brennan, and Graham Nielsen; kind sister-in-law to Kathy Pullia (Bob) and Mary Oleson (Wayne); dear aunt to nieces and nephews Tom, Cathy [Burys] and Dan Cossa, Gina [Espinel], Nick, Raymond, Dorothy, Vince and the late Bobby Pullia, Kathy [Marshall], Roy and the late Jenny Oleson.

Carol also built goodwill and had immense warmth for dozens of cousins and relatives, friends far and wide, decades of hair-styling clients, and pets…such love and affection, going in all directions!
A lifelong Chicagoan, she loved to travel, root for all things Chicago, to decorate her world (and dance around in it), to cook and show hospitality, and to read, view, hear and tell the absolute BEST stories. She had a soft touch, deep but flexible faith and a generous heart, even in the hardest of times. She’s the rock so much good was built upon.

Visitation/wake is on Monday, February 13, 2023 at Salerno’s Rosedale Chapels, 450 W. Lake Street, Roselle, IL 60172, from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

Funeral Tuesday Feb. 14 at St. Isidore Church, 427 W. Army Trail Rd, Bloomingdale, IL 60108.
Family and friends may meet before Mass for final viewing at Salerno’s Rosedale Chapels, Tuesday between 8:30-8:45 a.m. – or proceed directly to the nearby church for the funeral Mass at 9:30 am. After Mass, interment shall occur at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, IL.