Caroline Morrissey, 85, of Aberdeen, and formerly of 110 4th St. SE, Huron, died Sunday, April 3, 2005, at the Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community at Aberdeen. Her funeral mass will be at 11:00 AM Thursday, April 7, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with Father Joe Holzhauser officiating. Burial will be at St. Martin Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday afternoon and evening at the Welter Funeral Home or Thursday morning prior to the mass at the church. Caroline Morrissey was born Caroline Schmaltz on June 1, 1919, to Peter and Elizabeth (Schmidt) Schmaltz at Aberdeen, SD. She attended school at Aberdeen and graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1937. In 1941, Caroline married Maurice Pershing. Maurice was in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and was killed-in-action in the European Theater. On September 4, 1948, Caroline married Michael Morrissey at Aberdeen. The couple later moved to Huron. She worked at Millies Clothing Store for several years, then at Smiths Jewelry Store as a sales clerk until her retirement. She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church and St. Anns Altar Society. She volunteered many hours as a Pink Lady at the Huron Regional Medical Center, the Hospice Unit, and at St. Martin Catholic School. She is survived by 2 grandchildren, Serah Morrissey and her husband Aaron Zavadsky of St. Paul, MN, and Anthony Morrissey and his wife Heidi of Aberdeen; 4 great grandchildren, Tate Morrissey Zavadsky, Taylar Morrissey, Morgan Morrissey, and Hayden Morrissey; 1 sister-in-law, Alta Mae Schmaltz of Coon Rapids, MN; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Michael on January 25, 1995; 1 daughter, Barbara Morrissey on July 23, 1994; 1 son, Chuck Morrissey on August 3, 2002; 3 brothers, Sylvester, Adam, and Tony Schmaltz; and 3 sisters, Florence Schmaltz, Betty Leighty, and Mary OConnor.