GILLETTE, Wy. — Carole Catherine (Gaviglio) Haivala, 93, passed peacefully on Aug. 16, 2025, at Primrose Retirement Community in Gillette, Wyoming, while in the care of her loving family.

Carole Catherine was born June 14, 1932, in Negaunee to Peter and Mary (Bessolo) Gaviglio. She graduated from Negaunee High School and briefly attended Northern Michigan University’s School of Nursing.

She married John M. Haivala of Ishpeming in 1951; they were married for 56 years, until John’s passing in 2006 at their home in Painesdale. They shared three children, John M. Haivala, Jr., Mary Haivala Dalton, and James P. Haivala. In addition to her three children, Carole is survived by five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Haivala; her brother, D

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