Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec to parents James and Elsie Reed, Carolyn was the beloved wife of the late Ron Ross, her high-school sweetheart, and mother of Heather, Donna, Marilyn and Jill. She will be remembered lovingly by their families including Fraser, Peter, Neil and grandchildren Callum, Cara, Kyle, Spencer, Annie, Cooper, Sam, many relatives, friends and neighbours. She survived her brother Donald and was a caring aunt to her nieces, Karen and Wendy.

Carolyn was dedicated to, and loved gathering with, her family and friends. She was a welcoming host to all, including exchange students and surprise visitors. She travelled widely, then created beautiful albums from her photos and keepsakes, and wrote accompanying memoirs. She loved to read and instilled that passion into her children. She enjoyed her garden and relished picking the produce supplied by her husband’s green thumb. She was an active member of her church community, a life-long volunteer, and an ardent animal lover, especially cats.

She enjoyed a long nursing career, much of it focused on infants and children, that spanned Bermuda, Quebec and Ontario. In later years, she delighted in her work in the Special Care Nursery at Peel Memorial. She also undertook specialty training in palliative care and used those skills to improve the experience of those at end of life through volunteer visiting.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her honour would be welcomed by one of these organizations she supported: St. Bartholomew’s United Church, the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO), Regeneration Brampton or a charity of your choice.