Carol Ann Stearns

1940 - 2017

Carol Ann Stearns obituary, 1940-2017, Hobe Sound, FL

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Carol Stearns Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Dec. 20, 2017.

Carol Ann Stearns died peacefully on December 19th, 2017 surrounded by her two closest friends and family members. A longtime resident of Boston, she retired to her homes in Annisquam and Hobe Sound, Florida. Carol graduated from Annhurst College and received her MBA from Suffolk University. She held several management positions in Boston hospitals retiring in 2007 from Children's Hospital. A strong, charismatic individual Carol made many, many friends over the years and enjoyed their loyalty and comraderie. In retirement, she embraced the Annisquam community volunteering in several organizations and providing leadership as president of the Annisquam Sewing Circle founded in 1837 and one of the oldest continuous independent benevolent societies of women in the US. Carol loved to read, travel, play golf and she adored her Yorkshire terriers. An avid lover of opera she travelled to opera houses in many cities and countries. Her favorite being the Wexford Opera Festival in Ireland, a festival she attended for ten consecutive years, most recently this past October. She is survived by her brother Ray Stearns, sister and brother in law Michele and Jim Cronin, a niece, Nina Surfus, and nephews Chris and Tim Stearns and Michael and Peter Cronin in addition to friends Jocelyn Ramella and Eileen Sporing. A celebration of her life will take place in the spring. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Preservation Campaign, Annisquam Village Church, 820 Washington St., Gloucester, MA 01930. Arrangements are under the direction of Aycock Funeral Home Young & Prill Chapel, Stuart, Florida.

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December 27, 2017

Ronald Bedard

My memories of Carol revolve around some traveling we did together in Germany and Austria back in the 1960s. In fact we both traveled with Mrs. Sterns Carol's mother. Carol always had a smile and positive outlook, which I dare say, made the driving all those European kilometers much more doable. She made it a point to point me in the direction of the Vienna Opera House. We made the tour and she was so impressed with the architecture and classiness of the building. I am happy now that I, as a twenty something fellow, made that visit with her; she gave me some of her class as well.
Carol was a nice person. I am happy to have known her, although not as much as I now wish I had.

December 22, 2017

Jeanette Ives Erickson

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