This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Carolynn Ross, 81 years old , born on July 21, 1937 and passed away on August 24, 2018. We will remember her forever.
Carolynn lived the last 7 weeks of her life at Kiko's Cottage. Kiko's was her first choice. They treated her as a loving family member. She liked the food and enjoyed the company of her loving nurses and friends that visited her.
Please visit the GoFundMe link below. Carolynn would have appreciated any donations that you are able to give. The donations will help those who may need assistance during their stay at Kiko's Cottage.
Carolynn's brother, sister-in-law and Doris of Kiko's Cottage thank you on behalf of Carolynn for the donations that have been made and any future donations.
Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/carolynn4kikos
Kiko's Website: https://kikosassistedliving.com
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Leave a tributeStill miss the messages and daily contact. Think of her often. Had lots of laughs.
The place: The East Inn on Chicago's near north side
Across the room was this beautiful girl. After talking, it was soon apparent that her intellect matched her appearance.
We dated off and on for the next decade plus, in Chicago and California, depending on when we were in the same location. in the early 70's we lost contact when Carolynn went to Asia. After many years, we made contact again in 2009 and renewed our relationship via getting together, voluminous hours on the phone, email, cards and letters until recently.
Carolynn was absolutely the most outstanding woman I have ever known. She was a brilliant thinker and writer, perplexing at times, but always honest and on the mark. She was also a very caring, gracious individual who would go to great lengths to help others in any way she could. These traits boded well for her, as was reflected in all she attempted and accomplished in life.
I miss her so much now and will do so over the coming years as well. With her health orientated regimen, I thought she would make it to 100 years of age easily.
The theme here is forever missed, and I join all of the others in saying that I will miss her forever. I will end by saying we laughed, we cried, we fought, we loved. Godspeed, my darling. I love you and always have. Till we meet again.
Anytime when I emailed her, she replied me soon and gave me a long thoughtful letter, that cheered me up. But last year, she did not reply me, so I was worrying. Two years ago I found time to visit US and I really wanted to see her. I had been so busy to take care of my sister and my mother. I had had not time for myself.
Do some of the readers of this page know Carina was working as a part-time English teacher at Hiro-o, Tokyo 45 or 50 years back?
She was so popular at every place.
She was my teacher of English and have been a closed friend. She was not like any other native English teachers. She was honest, powerfull, and sincere. I was working as a secretary for the school head. We worked at the same English school in Tokyo. She, Carolyn, prepared for each class and did not follow the simple directions of teachers' book. Every time she made original teaching materials for each class, using authentic materials and learner-centered teaching style, trying hard to engine the learners' autonomous learning. She remembered all the students names and called the names at greetings or in the class in questioning . Everybody loved to hear her calling their own names. She was the most popular teacher in our school.
The memories never ends. We enjoyed home parties, walking in Tokyo and tripped to Hakuba.
She told me to come to US. Japanese family relationships were so different from the ones of US and I thought I had to do my responsibility and relayed to move. However when Tokyo Campus of Teachers College, Columbia University was open, I applied and was accepted and I sent my two children to US and Canada and they graduated the colleges there. When I passed the entrance exam of Columbia University, she was very glad. Studying, researching, and working needed hard work. I never gave up as Carina.
She was doing the most to do the best.
She was my teacher. I miss her much, much, much.
Rest in peace, Carina.
Fumiko Joyce Kurosawa, from Japan
What a gal! I'll miss the fights we used to have (all good natured); I'll miss the affection I always had for her and sometimes we shared; I'll miss her E-mails, always keeping me up on important stuff (mother Carolyn!); I'm happy that she wrote to me when I was in the Navy, and sent me pictures of some of her modeling jobs; and I'm proud that I knew her.
It seems kinda empty, reminiscing after all these years, wishing that we had even more good times, seen each other more often, and shared those good times with others. So I guess I'll tuck away all I can remember, wish her eternal peace and happiness, and, if she were here now, wish that "flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."
By Jim Novotny
Miss You My Love.
Doris McQuaid (Kiko's Cottage)
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Carolyn was always talking about lemon cucumbers. She looked for seed to send me but never was able to find any.
This spring I bought what I thought was a pickling cucumber plant. As it started to grow I thought it wasn't a cucumber at all.
Last night I picked and enjoyed eating lemon cucumbers and thought of Carolynn and all the fun times we had in high school and then after 50 years reuniting and visiting in Arizona.
Sure do miss her. We text often and email a lot. Maybe she directed me to those lemon cucumber plants.
Falling
While Carolynn and I were in Bellingham, WA we made a day trip to nearby Lummi Island. Shortly after arriving, we were informed about a gigantic rock, over 10 feet high, that somehow had made its way down to the beach. We wanted to go and touch it, so as we waded into the water on our way, Carolynn started to slip and while I attempted to catch her, we both slipped and fell into the water in full clothes. We laughed and laughed swirling around. I had a reminder of that moment for the next 6 months on my rear end, due to the rocks beneath us.
Carolynn and I were like Laverne and Shirley. We were always up to something. She always had me pick her up from the Airporter when she flew in. One time while everyone was waiting for their luggage,I yelled out “Carolynn, is this your bag? The one with the towels that say Hilton? Yep that’s your bag alright”. She let out a big belly laugh and told me she was going to kill me. We never stopped laughing when we were together. You’ll never be replaced missy. A dear friend