Carol married on July 3, 1976 in Fairfax to William J Francis Jr, the son of Wm J and Evelyn (St. Peter) Francis.
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CAROL ROSEMARY FRANCIS JOHNSON — Carol Rosemary Francis, 51, passed away peacefully at home with her loving family by her side, after her long, courageous battle with breast cancer.
She was born in Jeffersonville on April 19, 1950, the daughter of Edwin and Philamine Coolum, who predeceased her.
Carol graduated from Bellows Free Academy in Fairfax in 1969. Carol was employed by Copley Hospital for 31 years, starting out as a food service worker, progressing to head cook, and continued her education to become a dietary technician. During her time at Copley, she met and became friends with many wonderful people. People who knew her loved and admired her and thought of her as an exceptionally strong, compassionate, caring, loving and giving woman. When she was sick, she would call others not as sick as she was to ask if there was anything she could do to help them, anything at all. She was so strong that she helped with all her arrangements, including some parts of this obituary. She enjoyed the outdoors and was a very active person. Carol loved her cats and working in her flower garden. She was a wonderful loving and giving mother, sister, aunt and friend.
She leaves many wonderful memories to all who loved her. Those include her daughter, Christa Mae Francis and her fiance, Tim Russell; three sisters, Linda Ainsworth, Lisa Kuhns, and Lynn Gould; four brothers, Wayne, Jim, Hector, and Peter Coolum; and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Cross Church in Morrisville with interment following in Binghamville Cemetery in Fletcher. Visiting hours will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the WhiteFiess Funeral Home, 165 Brooklyn St., Morrisville.
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CAROL ROSEMARY FRANCIS JOHNSON — Carol Rosemary Francis, 51, passed away peacefully at home with her loving family by her side, after her long, courageous battle with breast cancer.
She was born in Jeffersonville on April 19, 1950, the daughter of Edwin and Philamine Coolum, who predeceased her.
Carol graduated from Bellows Free Academy in Fairfax in 1969. Carol was employed by Copley Hospital for 31 years, starting out as a food service worker, progressing to head cook, and continued her education to become a dietary technician. During her time at Copley, she met and became friends with many wonderful people. People who knew her loved and admired her and thought of her as an exceptionally strong, compassionate, caring, loving and giving woman. When she was sick, she would call others not as sick as she was to ask if there was anything she could do to help them, anything at all. She was so strong that she helped with all her arrangements, including some parts of this obituary. She enjoyed the outdoors and was a very active person. Carol loved her cats and working in her flower garden. She was a wonderful loving and giving mother, sister, aunt and friend.
She leaves many wonderful memories to all who loved her. Those include her daughter, Christa Mae Francis and her fiance, Tim Russell; three sisters, Linda Ainsworth, Lisa Kuhns, and Lynn Gould; four brothers, Wayne, Jim, Hector, and Peter Coolum; and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Cross Church in Morrisville with interment following in Binghamville Cemetery in Fletcher. Visiting hours will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the WhiteFiess Funeral Home, 165 Brooklyn St., Morrisville.
Carol married on July 3, 1976 in Fairfax to William J Francis Jr, the son of Wm J and Evelyn (St. Peter) Francis.
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CAROL ROSEMARY FRANCIS JOHNSON — Carol Rosemary Francis, 51, passed away peacefully at home with her loving family by her side, after her long, courageous battle with breast cancer.
She was born in Jeffersonville on April 19, 1950, the daughter of Edwin and Philamine Coolum, who predeceased her.
Carol graduated from Bellows Free Academy in Fairfax in 1969. Carol was employed by Copley Hospital for 31 years, starting out as a food service worker, progressing to head cook, and continued her education to become a dietary technician. During her time at Copley, she met and became friends with many wonderful people. People who knew her loved and admired her and thought of her as an exceptionally strong, compassionate, caring, loving and giving woman. When she was sick, she would call others not as sick as she was to ask if there was anything she could do to help them, anything at all. She was so strong that she helped with all her arrangements, including some parts of this obituary. She enjoyed the outdoors and was a very active person. Carol loved her cats and working in her flower garden. She was a wonderful loving and giving mother, sister, aunt and friend.
She leaves many wonderful memories to all who loved her. Those include her daughter, Christa Mae Francis and her fiance, Tim Russell; three sisters, Linda Ainsworth, Lisa Kuhns, and Lynn Gould; four brothers, Wayne, Jim, Hector, and Peter Coolum; and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Cross Church in Morrisville with interment following in Binghamville Cemetery in Fletcher. Visiting hours will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the WhiteFiess Funeral Home, 165 Brooklyn St., Morrisville.
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CAROL ROSEMARY FRANCIS JOHNSON — Carol Rosemary Francis, 51, passed away peacefully at home with her loving family by her side, after her long, courageous battle with breast cancer.
She was born in Jeffersonville on April 19, 1950, the daughter of Edwin and Philamine Coolum, who predeceased her.
Carol graduated from Bellows Free Academy in Fairfax in 1969. Carol was employed by Copley Hospital for 31 years, starting out as a food service worker, progressing to head cook, and continued her education to become a dietary technician. During her time at Copley, she met and became friends with many wonderful people. People who knew her loved and admired her and thought of her as an exceptionally strong, compassionate, caring, loving and giving woman. When she was sick, she would call others not as sick as she was to ask if there was anything she could do to help them, anything at all. She was so strong that she helped with all her arrangements, including some parts of this obituary. She enjoyed the outdoors and was a very active person. Carol loved her cats and working in her flower garden. She was a wonderful loving and giving mother, sister, aunt and friend.
She leaves many wonderful memories to all who loved her. Those include her daughter, Christa Mae Francis and her fiance, Tim Russell; three sisters, Linda Ainsworth, Lisa Kuhns, and Lynn Gould; four brothers, Wayne, Jim, Hector, and Peter Coolum; and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Cross Church in Morrisville with interment following in Binghamville Cemetery in Fletcher. Visiting hours will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the WhiteFiess Funeral Home, 165 Brooklyn St., Morrisville.
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