Carole Jean Kannegiesser Walker better known as Carole Walker, surrounded by family and friends, embarked to her final destination on September 4th, 2025.
Carole was born on March 21st, 1948, Morris, Minnesota but spent most of her childhood in Ogden, Utah. She later moved to Cypress, California and began working at Honeywell but her passion to see the world led her to a new career and she became the proud owner of Bella Vista Travel Agency, where she spent 40 years helping others embark on their own adventures around the globe. Also passing on her love and excitement for travel to her entire family who often traveled with her.
In her spare time, she enjoyed traveling, needlepoint, reading travel magazines and she even belonged to a group of wine connoisseurs. She was also a dedicated member of the Rail Travel Meetup Group (TrainWeb.com/rtmeetup) that got togehter monthly in Fullerton, California.
Carole had a special place in her heart for her furry companion, Willie, and her favorite "fluffy puppy," Harper. Her daily messenger posts to each of her family members about her favorie teas, delicious foods, cute animals, and beautiful flowers will be greatly missed.
She is survived by her sisters, Donna (Mike) Vickers, Sherry Anderson, Bobbi Burke, Randi (Doug) Smith, her sister-in-law Cindy Kannegiesser, her nieces Heidi Anderson, Kristy (John) Cassity, Jamie (Matt) Langston and her nephew Daniel (Makenzi) Kannegiesser. She is also survived by 4 great nephews and 1 niece who she loved spending time with.
She was preceded in death by parents William Kannegiesser and Rosemary Andrusick Burns, her brothers Billy and James Kannegiesser, and her brother-in-law Gary Anderson.
Per Carole's wishes, no memorial services will be held. Carole found her greatest peace and happiness on the beautiful island of Kauai, and it was her wish that her ashes be scattered there.
In honor of our beloved Carole, we encourage you to leave your favorite memories and upload photos of her to her memorial page:
https://www.providentfuneralhome.com/obituaries/carole-walker-2025
If you have photos of Carole specifically related to rail travels or attendance at Rail Travel Meetup events or have any memorial comments related to Carole and her love of rail travel, please forward them to me at steve @ trainweb.com so I can add them to this page. Thanks in advance!
