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October 12, 2007
Services
A memorial service is scheduled at 10 AM on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at the Packanack Community Church, 120 Lake Drive East, Wayne, NJ 07470.
Carol A. Thomas (nee Yarbrough) of Wayne, age 66, died at home on Friday, October 12, 2007. She passed peacefully with her loving and devoted family at her bedside.
She was born in Baltimore, Maryland and had lived in Japan, Hawaii, and Cape Cod all before the age of 18, following her father’s career as an officer in the U.S. Army. She graduated from high school in Cape Cod with the Class of 1959. She then attended St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing in New York City and graduated with the Class of 1963. Carol's nursing career spanned four decades. She has lived in Wayne for the past 46 years.
For the past 30 years she was a registered nurse at the Morristown Memorial Hospital Emergency Department in Morristown, NJ. She retired in 2002 but continued to work part time because she loved nursing too much to leave it completely. She had an innate ability to bring calm to any situation, which made her an invaluable asset in the sometimes chaotic atmosphere of the emergency room. She established strong friendships at work and with everyone she came in contact.
When she was diagnosed with cancer, her family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers responded immediately in an outpouring of love. Since Carol enjoyed quilting, the nursing staff quickly sent out ‘patch kits’ to all the colleagues she worked with over the 30 years. The patches were decorated by each person and then all returned, each with a special note on it. The patches were then sewn together into a large quilt which they presented to Carol at a surprise birthday party. She cherished that gift. Her support network cooked meals for her, took her for hospital visits, and assisted with her care in every way that they could. She was truly loved by all.
She enjoyed gardening and earned Master Gardener certification after attending the Passaic County Master Gardener Association. She volunteered her time at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Helpline, answering callers' gardening questions. Roses were her favorite flower, but she loved all types of flowers and vegetable gardening. She planted the rose garden at the Packanack Lake Tennis courts and often tended to her neighbors' gardens during their times of need. As a tribute to Carol, the tennis court rose garden is receiving perpetual care by a devoted friend.
She was active in the Packanack Lake Tennis Club, playing on the A team, and she was previously a secretary for the tennis club. She also enjoyed quilting and regularly attended quilting weekends in the Adirondacks with her daughter, Beth. Carol had made many crib quilts over the years that she gave to her family's, friends' and neighbors' newborns who cherish the quilts to this day.
John and Carol had a wonderful marriage of 46 years. John described his wife as “super”, “an angel”, and “irreplaceable.” She was always the one with the level head, the cool disposition, and the soothing ability. She calmly accepted her prognosis; her family derived strength and courage from her positive attitude. Carol was loved by all and will be missed dearly.
Surviving are her husband John; her daughter Beth Phelps and her husband Peter of Williamstown, MA; her son John of Bloomingdale, NJ; her mother, Dorothy Yarbrough of Bryans Road, Maryland; one brother, John Yarbrough of Welcome, Maryland; one sister, Joan Moulton of Granite City, Illinois; two grandchildren, Sarah and Daniel Phelps; and nieces and nephews.
For those planning an expression of sympathy in Carol's name, please consider the: Packanack Community Church, 120 Lake Drive East, Wayne, NJ 07470, or Passaic Valley Hospice, 783 Riverview Drive, Suite 2, Totowa, NJ 07512. For your convenience, a donation form can be printed from this website by clic
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A memorial service is scheduled at 10 AM on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at the Packanack Community Church, 120 Lake Drive East, Wayne, NJ 07470.
October 12, 2007
Services
A memorial service is scheduled at 10 AM on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at the Packanack Community Church, 120 Lake Drive East, Wayne, NJ 07470.
Carol A. Thomas (nee Yarbrough) of Wayne, age 66, died at home on Friday, October 12, 2007. She passed peacefully with her loving and devoted family at her bedside.
She was born in Baltimore, Maryland and had lived in Japan, Hawaii, and Cape Cod all before the age of 18, following her father’s career as an officer in the U.S. Army. She graduated from high school in Cape Cod with the Class of 1959. She then attended St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing in New York City and graduated with the Class of 1963. Carol's nursing career spanned four decades. She has lived in Wayne for the past 46 years.
For the past 30 years she was a registered nurse at the Morristown Memorial Hospital Emergency Department in Morristown, NJ. She retired in 2002 but continued to work part time because she loved nursing too much to leave it completely. She had an innate ability to bring calm to any situation, which made her an invaluable asset in the sometimes chaotic atmosphere of the emergency room. She established strong friendships at work and with everyone she came in contact.
When she was diagnosed with cancer, her family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers responded immediately in an outpouring of love. Since Carol enjoyed quilting, the nursing staff quickly sent out ‘patch kits’ to all the colleagues she worked with over the 30 years. The patches were decorated by each person and then all returned, each with a special note on it. The patches were then sewn together into a large quilt which they presented to Carol at a surprise birthday party. She cherished that gift. Her support network cooked meals for her, took her for hospital visits, and assisted with her care in every way that they could. She was truly loved by all.
She enjoyed gardening and earned Master Gardener certification after attending the Passaic County Master Gardener Association. She volunteered her time at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Helpline, answering callers' gardening questions. Roses were her favorite flower, but she loved all types of flowers and vegetable gardening. She planted the rose garden at the Packanack Lake Tennis courts and often tended to her neighbors' gardens during their times of need. As a tribute to Carol, the tennis court rose garden is receiving perpetual care by a devoted friend.
She was active in the Packanack Lake Tennis Club, playing on the A team, and she was previously a secretary for the tennis club. She also enjoyed quilting and regularly attended quilting weekends in the Adirondacks with her daughter, Beth. Carol had made many crib quilts over the years that she gave to her family's, friends' and neighbors' newborns who cherish the quilts to this day.
John and Carol had a wonderful marriage of 46 years. John described his wife as “super”, “an angel”, and “irreplaceable.” She was always the one with the level head, the cool disposition, and the soothing ability. She calmly accepted her prognosis; her family derived strength and courage from her positive attitude. Carol was loved by all and will be missed dearly.
Surviving are her husband John; her daughter Beth Phelps and her husband Peter of Williamstown, MA; her son John of Bloomingdale, NJ; her mother, Dorothy Yarbrough of Bryans Road, Maryland; one brother, John Yarbrough of Welcome, Maryland; one sister, Joan Moulton of Granite City, Illinois; two grandchildren, Sarah and Daniel Phelps; and nieces and nephews.
For those planning an expression of sympathy in Carol's name, please consider the: Packanack Community Church, 120 Lake Drive East, Wayne, NJ 07470, or Passaic Valley Hospice, 783 Riverview Drive, Suite 2, Totowa, NJ 07512. For your convenience, a donation form can be printed from this website by clic
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