Carolyn L. Combs, 75 of Riverdale, ND died July 9, 2020 in the Garrison Memorial Hospital, Garrison, ND.  Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at the Riverdale Community Church with Pastor Alan Hathaway officiating.  Inurnment will be held at 10:00 AM Monday, July 20, 2020 at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, rural Mandan, ND.

Carolyn was born March 2, 1945 in Glasgow, MT the daughter of Lee and Ava (Woodward) Ellsworth.  She was raised and educated in Glasgow where she graduated from high School.  She married Richard Combs on June 30, 1967 in Glasgow.  Carolyn worked as a cook at the Hi-hat Drive Inn in Glasgow.  They moved to Riverdale, ND in 1971 where they raised their family.  Carolyn also worked as a cook at the Riverdale High School and later at the Burger Stop.  She retired from cooking in 2001.

She enjoyed fishing, gardening and spending the winters in southern California and Arizona where Richard and Carolyn met and had many special friends.

Carolyn is survived by her husband, Richard of Riverdale; her sons, Dayton (Miranda) Combs of Bismarck, ND and Leon Combs of Fargo, ND; her brother, Loy (Lillian) Ellsworth of New Jersey and her sister, Nora Gaasch of Orange, CA and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers, Wesley, Lester, Roy, Lynn and Lee; her two sisters, Leona and Betty; five nephews and a niece.