Carla R. Smalley
Carla R. Smalley, age 52 of Eau Claire died Friday October 25, 2024, at Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield.
Carla was born July 25, 1972, in Menomonie. She was the daughter of Norman and Dixie (Mitchell) Yaeger. Carla grew up in Cedar Falls and graduated from Menomonie High School in 1991. Carla worked for Hardee’s in Menomonie for several years. Carla worked for sixteen years at Hutchinson Technologies in Eau Claire, she also worked at Kwik Trip in Eau Claire for five years. Carla married Hal Smalley September 17, 2013, in Eau Claire.
Carla was a huge wrestling fan, she enjoyed dirt track and Nascar racing; listening to older country music. She and Hal celebrated their anniversary by going to the Minnesota State Fair. Carla enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, especially her niece and nephews.
Carla is survived by her husband, Hal; stepchildren, Melissa (Fiancé-Barret Lebal) Kopca, Shaun Smalley, Harold Kopca and Dakota Smalley; siblings, Penny (Michael) Hoffman, Mike (Stacy) Yaeger; one niece, Leah Yaeger, three nephews, Ethan Yaeger, Noah and Mason Hoffman.
She is preceded in death by her parents and a sister Kami Yaeger.
Celebration of Life for Carla will be held from 1:00 to 4:00 PM Friday November 1, 2024, at Rhiel Funeral Home in Menomonie. Burial will follow at the Cedar Falls Cemetery, rural Menomonie.