Carolyn Schaar

Carolyn Schaar, 85, of New Madison, OH, died Thursday evening, July 2, 2015, at Reid Hospital, Richmond, IN. She was born April 17, 1930, a daughter of the late William R. & Bonita (Cottington) Brown. She was a 1948 Jefferson High School (New Paris) graduate.

On September 6, 1953, she married Harold Schaar and they began their life together. She was a member of the Eta Pi Kappa sorority of New Madison, the Eldorado United Methodist Church, and was formerly in a Richmond, IN.based Bunko Group. Carolyn retired from Tri-Village schools where she was a bus driver for 20 years. She loved flower gardening and was a loyal Cincinnati Reds fan.

Carolyn was preceded in death by twin brothers: Willard Brown (1976) & William "Gilvie" Brown (2007); brothers Richard Brown (2007) & Phillip Brown (2010); sister Wilma Gean Brown (1943); infant son Roger Schaar (1960); granddaughter Alexa Schaar (1997); great-granddaughter Whitney Sparks (2007).

Survivors include her husband Harold Schaar; children: Randy (Brenda) Schaar of New Paris; Ron (Melinda "Frog") Schaar, Lewisburg; Rae Jean Collins, New Madison; Rod (Rhonda) Schaar, Lewisburg; 12 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; sister Donna Griffen, Richmond; brothers: Joe Brown, Richmond; Dean Brown, Cincinnati, OH.

The Funeral Service for Carolyn Schaar will be Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at the Eldorado United Methodist Church, 341 Main St., Eldorado, OH 45321 with Pastor Terry Campbell officiating. Burial will follow in Otterbein Cemetery, Preble County-Butler Township Rd., New Madison, OH.

Family will receive friends at the church from 1:00 – 2:00p.m. prior to the service. Memorials may be mailed to the church at the above address or left at the church Wednesday.

Bussard-Barnes-Vaniman Funeral Home, 311 N. Main St., Eldorado, OH 45321 is assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family via the website at www.barnesfuneralhome.com