Carol Diane Lamberg

A Woman of Passion, Personality, Resilience, and Unconditional Love

Some people move through life quietly, while others leave an unforgettable impression on everyone they encounter. Carol Diane Lamberg was undoubtedly the latter.

Born on May 4, 1959, to Ann Rebecca Crogger-Lamberg and Roy Jerome Lamberg, Carol grew up in a large family of six daughters and three sons. Surrounded by the personalities, experiences, and relationships that come with a family of nine children, Carol developed a spirit that was uniquely her own. With a Christ centered family foundation, Carol gave her life to Christ at a young age at Irvington First Baptist Church.

A graduate of North Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, Carol went on to explore her passion for beauty and personal expression. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, she worked at Hair Majesty, a chapter of her life that reflected her creativity and her ability to connect with people.

Carol was, in many ways, a chameleon. She possessed a remarkable ability to blend into any setting, relate to people from different walks of life, and make her presence known wherever life took her. She was passionate, expressive, and full of personality. She was a woman who could not easily be placed into one category, because there were so many beautiful layers to who she was.

Her life was not without hardship. Carol endured challenges and traveled roads that were often difficult. But the struggles she faced never told the whole story of who she was. Beneath it all lived a woman with an extraordinary capacity for love.

And when Carol loved you, you knew it.

One of her most unforgettable expressions was:

“I'll choke a rock, kill a stick, and make a teardrop cry all about you!”

It was a declaration of fierce, unconditional love that she lovingly repeated to her children, grandchildren, and countless others who held a special place in her heart.

To those who knew Carol, those words were more than a humorous saying. They were her way of promising that her love was powerful, protective, and unwavering. It was the kind of love that would challenge the impossible for the people she cherished.

As a mother to her son and her only daughter, and as a grandmother, Carol passed along more than family traditions. She gave her loved ones memories, expressions, lessons, and pieces of herself that will continue through generations.

Carol's life reminds us that a person's story cannot be measured solely by their struggles, mistakes, or circumstances. It must also be measured by the love they gave, the people they touched, and the memories they leave behind.

Her journey was uniquely hers. It was filled with complexity, passion, resilience, and a love that refused to be ordinary.

And while her physical presence will be deeply missed, her voice, her unforgettable sayings, and the unmistakable way she loved will remain forever etched in the hearts of her family.

Because Carol Diane Lamberg did not simply love people. She loved them with everything she had.

And that kind of love never truly leaves us.

Carol was preceded in death by her parents, Roy J. and Ann R. Lamberg, brother, David Alan Lamberg, sister, Glenna Marie Lamberg and nephew, Christopher Alan Lamberg.

Carol's cherished memory and legacy shall live on in the lives of her beloved children, daughter, Tiffany Erin Rose and son, Travis Edmond Rose; the loves of her life, granddaughters, Mariama Akilah Mitchell and Takiyah Esabelle Mitchell; siblings, Michael (Mona) Lamberg of Fredericksburg, Virginia, Ruth Lamberg, Sharon Lamberg, Rev. Paul (Barbet) Lamberg, Dr. Catherine Lamberg of Cape Coral, Florida, Marlene Donaldson of Glendale, Arizona; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and special friends.