A funeral service will be held Saturday, Feb. 18, at 3 p.m. at Hotchkiss Elks Lodge with Gip Gafford and Gary Hanson officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Hotchkiss.

Mrs. Carsten was born April 2, 1923, in Vilas, to Gideon and Effie (Yowell) Thompson. She spent her early childhood in Springfield, and graduated from Montrose High School.

She married Billy McMillan on Dec. 12, 1942. They had two sons and a daughter. He preceded her in death in 1961. She married William Carsten on Dec. 8, 1962, in Paonia. They had two sons. They celebrated 36 years of marriage. He died May 27, 1998.

Mrs. Carsten enjoyed family functions, sporting activities, gardening, especially her roses, and breeding her registered Simmental cattle. She was an avid Broncos fan.

She is survived by four sons, Billy "Mike" McMillan and his wife Patty of Hotchkiss, Larry McMillan and his wife Sara of Fort Lupton, William Carsten and his wife Krista of Hotchkiss, and Shawn Carsten and his wife Lynn of Houston, Texas; a daughter, Lana Rae Gafford of Delta; 17 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Delta County Livestock Association Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Nate Adam, 4468 Crawford Road, Crawford, CO 81415.

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Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory is handling the arrangements.