Karen was born in Manchester on Nov. 6, 1946, daughter of the late Walter and Myrtle (Brendel) Hintz. She was an accomplished fife player and was a Northeastern States champion for the Prospect Drum Corp. She was also highly skilled in quilting, crocheting, knitting and sewing. In her younger years she enjoyed gardening and ceramics.
Besides her husband, Tom, of 51 years, Karen leaves to cherish her memory, a son, Thomas M. Carroll and his wife, Krista, of Middlebury; a daughter, Tami C. Mills and her husband, Michael, of New Milford; two brothers, Walter Hintz and his wife, Ellen, of Cheshire, and Arthur Hintz and his partner, Mark Shoemaker, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a sister, Marilyn Heye and her husband, Thory, of Clinton; three grandchildren, Evan, Matthew and Shannon; and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements: Funeral will be held graveside at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lake Elise Cemetery, 101 Longmeadow Road (at Southford Road), Middlebury. Those wishing to attend are asked to meet directly at the cemetery.
Karen was born in Manchester on Nov. 6, 1946, daughter of the late Walter and Myrtle (Brendel) Hintz. She was an accomplished fife player and was a Northeastern States champion for the Prospect Drum Corp. She was also highly skilled in quilting, crocheting, knitting and sewing. In her younger years she enjoyed gardening and ceramics.
Besides her husband, Tom, of 51 years, Karen leaves to cherish her memory, a son, Thomas M. Carroll and his wife, Krista, of Middlebury; a daughter, Tami C. Mills and her husband, Michael, of New Milford; two brothers, Walter Hintz and his wife, Ellen, of Cheshire, and Arthur Hintz and his partner, Mark Shoemaker, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a sister, Marilyn Heye and her husband, Thory, of Clinton; three grandchildren, Evan, Matthew and Shannon; and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements: Funeral will be held graveside at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lake Elise Cemetery, 101 Longmeadow Road (at Southford Road), Middlebury. Those wishing to attend are asked to meet directly at the cemetery.
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