Carlyle Kolsrud

Carlyle Robert Kolsrud, 70, of Grantsburg, WI, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, September 11, 2026, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. A memorial service was held at Old West Paint Creek Church, rural Waukon, Friday, September 18.

Carlyle was born in Waukon October 19, 1955. While his father served in the Navy, he attended schools in Rhode Island and Virginia before graduating from Waukon High School in Iowa.

Carlyle had a love for canoeing, camping, motorcycles and cars (which you could often find him fixing). He enjoyed playing softball, bowling and especially spending time with family.

Carlyle was preceded in death by his father, Robert; his son-in-law, Eddie; and a granddaughter, Joanne.

He is survived by his wife, Kim; his mother, Eunice; his siblings, Richard (Rose), Clark (Myrna), and Kelly Mahr (Gary); his children, Ryan (Selina), Preston (Teri), Michelle Paul (Don), Stacy Traxler (Mark), Ashley, Angie Hernandez, Tory Kahle (Kym) and Mindy Martinez (Peter); his grandchildren, Jocelyn Stockman (Andrew), Kieanna, Jonathan, Jonah, Izabella, Colton, Kennedy, Cora, Mara, Victoria Beckman (Dean), Alex, Adrianna Boettcher (Derek), Kaden, Alena, Mercedez, and Josiah; four great-grandchildren, Makenna, Mallory, Melody and Bennett; and many nieces and nephews.

Carlyle will be remembered as a loving father and grandfather, a true goofball, and being able to fix just about anything.