Carolyn Mary Alexander

Of Hoffman Estates 

Carolyn Mary Alexander was born July 25, 1956 in Chicago to Carl and Jacqueline (Balsavich) Stevens.  She died November 10, 2018 at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates.   

Carolyn (also known as Carrie) loved God abundantly and that love overflowed to her family and friends. She was a faithful and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Some of her greatest joys was to be in Jesus’ Presence in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and to spend time with her family, especially her five grandchildren.  She taught by example what it means to be self-giving and joyful. She also enjoyed leading church ministries such as Baptism Preparation and Eucharistic Adoration, and growing in her Catholic Faith through Bible study. 

Carrie is survived by her husband Bob Alexander; her children Maria (Matthew) Ryan, Fr. Matthew Alexander, and Sarah (Michael) Campbell; her grandchildren John, Bernadette, Liam, Ronan and Therese; her sisters Joan (Dale) Little, Cynthia Bannon, Jane (John) Young, and by many extended family members. 

She is preceded in death by her grandparents Stephen and Tess Kujawa, Frank and Gertrude Balsavich, and by her parents. 

Visitation Friday, November 16, 2018 from 3 PM until 8 PM at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd.,1520 N. Arlington Heights Road, (4 blocks south of Palatine Road) Arlington Heights and Saturday, November 17, 2018 at St. Mary of the Annunciation, 22333 W. Erhart Road, Mundelein, IL 60060 from 9:00 AM until the time of Mass at 10:30 AM.  Interment at St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery.   

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Marytown, the National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe, 1600 W. Park Ave., Libertyville, IL 60048 or https://kolbeshrine.org/giving.