Carol Ann Lillian Lockhart

Carol Ann was born on March 24th, 1948, in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the Grace Maternity Hospital. And baptized at the Cathedral Church of All Saints on June 14th of that year. She passed away in the comfort of her family home in Halifax surrounded by her most cherished loved ones on September 6th, 2024.

Carol Ann is predeceased by her Father Lewis Lockhart and her Mother Reta Lockhart. She is survived by her Loving and devoted Husband Robert, her twin sons, Lewis and James, her daughter Casey, her granddaughter Jaiden, her sister-in-law Janet, and her daughter-in-law Grace.

Carol Ann grew up in Halifax and at her family’s home in Pleasantville, NS. She attended King's Edgehill School and Queen Elisabeth High School, graduating grade twelve from King’s Edgehill School in 1969. She matriculated to the Nova Scotia Institute of Technology studying as a Laboratory Technologist, a trade she found passion for working summer jobs at the hospital in the filing room and eventually became the assistant lab-tech of the pulmonary department where she excelled in her position. She worked as a Laboratory Technologist, something she was so very proud to do. She began there shortly after graduation from N.S.I.T. in 1974 and retired early in 1997. During her tenure she is credited with being only one of two lab-techs with the skill and precision to cut pathology slides for medical publications.

In her spare time, of which there was often little, she could be found enjoying one of several hobbies. She loved ballroom dance, took part in water aerobics like Aqua-Zumba, playing with her children and grandchild and of course her famous needle point work, but her favourite thing to do was to go on adventures and see the world with Robert, and she did just that. Together they say the great wall of China, Ares Rock in Australia and the Parthenon in Greece, to name a few.

Ever the caretaker she volunteered with a number of groups, most notably the Halifax School for the Blind, something she shared with her mother, Reta. When she was younger, she was instrumental in the formation of the immensely popular Teen’s Club at the Cathedral Church of All Saints in Halifax, where she was also a member of both the junior and senior choirs there between 1959 and 1967. Later in life she would volunteer her time to help her children’s scout troop raise money for various causes.

Carol Ann led a storied life that she filled with love and joy wherever she went. She loved to dance and swim, and carried with her a Joi de vie that permeated her relationships. Carol Ann was a devoted wife and loving mother. Her generosity and compassion drew you in and she always looked for the good in everyone, but always believed people when they showed her who they are. She helped other whenever she could – she sought to build them up and show them how to help themselves. She was Hyper vigilant, meticulously organized, and intuitive – seemingly clairvoyant at times. She was ever so wise and even handed. Carol Ann was a peacemaker, a consummate provider, and passionate lover. She was a powerful woman and a natural born leader. She was the tie that bound our family together and the mortar that held us so tight and kept us safe, like moms do. She was a guiding light for wayward souls and a safe harbour in life’s storms. She touched the lives of all who knew her and we are all better because we had the privilege of knowing her.

She is dearly missed.