She is survived by her husband of 40 years Jack Milsted, her daughter Corrie Mendes (Milsted) and grandkids Emmie & Charley Mendes. She is also survived by a fun herd of sisters: Darlene, Debbie, Donna, Sheila & Heather.
Carol was a spunky, fun loving woman who always brought people together.
She was loved by MANY and always brought fun & sarcasm into a room.
In her early years she was a groupie...she loved music! You'd always hear Carol singing along...head bopping with the music. Reliving the old days. Carol LOVED dancing! As a kid she was always dancing in the den to American Bandstand! She even took up singing for awhile and although nervous…loved being on stage.
Loved having visitors (like her cousin Charlette) to float in the pool with her in AZ! As much as she had a love hate relationship with the heat... she mostly loved it. Carol also had a close relationship with her sister in law Wendy & many nieces and nephews she loved dearly. Carol was always reaching out to check in on everyone. No matter how far.
All her cousins loved her like a sister. She also cherished her closest girlfriends with fun memories of Waikiki & bowling days.
Carol had a huge heart and volunteered a lot of her time to the Variety Club Telethon in British Columbia! She won the Hey Rube Award in 2003 for always being there to lend a hand.
Carol was a loving wife. Loved her pub nights with her husband Jack (because that's when they got to sit together and he had to talk). She appreciated their relationship & how he never complained when she couldn't do it all. They were great companions for each other & loved taking road trips to LA in the Tesla to visit their daughter and Grand Daughters with the dogs. Always plotted out their food plan.
Carol was a loving mother to her daughter Corrie and 'nanny' to her two grandkids Emmie & Charley. Always Corrie's biggest fan. They were each-others person. Talking at least twice a day. Sharing all the stories…turns out Carol was telling everyone Corrie’s stories…she was proud and wanted everyone to know. Always supportive. Never judgmental (at least out loud to Corrie haaa). Carol loved her grandkids. Had a special bond with Emmie & would laugh so hard at all the funny things Charley would say.
We will be having a small dinner with Arizona neighbors on March 14 and bringing Carol home to Canada when the borders open (‘darn Covid’ as Carol would say) to celebrate her life in a FUN way with all the best music, Whitespot burgers and Tomahawk pies everyone can handle. Just the way she'd want it!
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