Carol Louise (Jerchau) Bradburn Passehl, of Silverdale and formerly of Perkasie and Willow Grove, PA, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at her home.  She was 68.

Born in Abington, PA, she was the daughter of the late Dave and Eleanor (Sulzbach) Jerchau.  She was a 1973 graduate of Upper Moreland High School, Willow Grove, PA.

Carol worked in child care for the past number of years.  She was employed by the Kiddie Academy, Silverdale, PA, for over 10 years until retiring in 2015.  Before that, she provided child care for over twelve years in her home in Perkasie, PA.

She was an active member of Calvary Church Souderton, Souderton, PA, for 30 years where she was active in Bible studies and the Single Adults Linking Together group.  She was known as the "Coffee Lady", helping to serve coffee in between church services and at the SALT gatherings.  She was a former 35-year member of the Calvary Presbyterian Church, Willow Grove, PA.

Carol was a member of the Friends of Bill W..  For the past three years, she volunteered at Artique Designs, Harleysville, PA.  She loved the Eagles and Phillies and going Christmas shopping.  Most of all, she loved spending time with her family and taking care of her cats.

She is survived by two children, Paul David Bradburn, of Perkasie and Jill Linda Bradburn and her boyfriend Christopher Fitzgerald, of Harleysville; four grandchildren, Miles Browning, Nathan Bradburn, Samuel Bradburn and Cali Messina; her sister and best friend, Ruth Anne Boden and her husband Harold, of Elizabethtown, PA and her good friend and father of her children, Tom Bradburn, of Harleysville.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on December 9, 2023 at the Suess-Gahman Funeral Home, 606 Arch St., Perkasie, PA, where family and friends may call from 9:30 to 11:00 AM.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Bucks County SPCA, P.O. Box 277, Lahaska, PA  18931 or www.buckscountyspca.org/donate/

Arrangements are by the Suess-Gahman Funeral Home, Inc., Perkasie, PA.