Mildred Noll

02/24/1928 – 08/16/2023 

Mildred Agnes Noll, 95, was born to John and Blanche Splichal as the middle sister of three girls. Her older sister Blanch and younger sister Katherine are both deceased. She is survived by two of her children, Ann and David, nine grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. She was loved by all her family, from the oldest to the youngest.

She loved helping people and became a volunteer candy stripper in the local hospital at an early age. Her love for flying emboldened her to be one of the first women to take flying lessons.

She married Charles Noll in 1951 before he left for the Philippines at the end of WW2 as a plane mechanic.

She worked beside her husband Charles in the family Schwinn bicycle business, managing the books to ensure the company’s success. After selling the Schwinn store in Simi Valley and retiring, the two opened a small Schwinn shop in Carpinteria at the urging of the local Schwinn district manager, Paul Johansen.

In early retirement once again after son Paul Noll took over the Schwinn shop, she worked at Carpinteria High School’s kitchen. She was affectionately known as Millie by staff and students.

When there became a need for a health food store in Carpinteria – and because she was still not ready to retire – she worked alongside Charles as a bookkeeper to give birth to Pacific Health Food, then on Ninth Street, showing the Noll grandchildren how family values and hard work pay off. She finally retired at age 74, after the store was moved to Linden Avenue. The store is now owned by grandson Nathan Noll.

She was a mom, grandma and great-grandmother of faith that loved and served her family and loved Carpinteria. She will be missed but not forgotten!

Service will be held at Carpenter’s Chapel in Carpinteria at 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 27, 2023. All are welcome to remember and share the celebration of her life.