Carol Frances Melanson, age 78, of Spring Hill, FL., died on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 in the Hernando Pasco Hospice Center, in Brooksville. Carol was born on October 29, 1936, in Brooklyn, NY to the late Louis Joseph & Susan (Deeley) Gasperin. Carol moved to Florida in 1956 from her home in NY, met her future husband, Omer Gerard Melanson and they married on March 18, 1960. They moved to Massachusetts, in 1964, and Carol worked as an Administrative Assistant for the Massachusetts Department of Social Services until she retired in 1990, and then they moved to Pinellas Park, FL. Carol began working for and retired from the State of Florida Department of Health, in Pinellas Park, and when she retired for a 2nd time in 2005, she then moved to Spring Hill. Carol was Roman Catholic by faith. Carol is preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband of 40 years Omer Gerard Melanson on August 3, 1999, and by her son, Major Gerard Francis Melanson, MD, on August 18, 2013. Carol is lovingly survived by her children; sons, Louis J. Gasperin, of Destin, FL. and John J. Melanson, of Spring Hill, FL. daughter, Susan L. Scrogham and her husband Michael, of St. Petersburg, FL. and by her daughter-in-law Mary Melanson, of Fruitland Park, FL. also by her 8 grandchildren; grandson Michael Scrogham, II, of St. Petersburg, FL. granddaughter Jessica Rice and her husband Nick, of Carlsbad, CA. granddaughter Michelle Melanson, of Fruitland Park, FL. granddaughter Nicole Melanson, of Fruitland Park, FL. granddaughter Carley Birch and her husband Christopher, of Cullowhee, NC. grandson Gerard Melanson, Jr., of Tallahassee, FL. granddaughter Seaman Lisa Scrogham Lowman, USCG, and her husband Brad, of Miami Beach, FL. grandson Corporal John J. Melanson, II, USMC, Honolulu, HI. and by great granddaughter Leigh Lowman, of Miami Beach, FL. Carol will also be greatly missed by her 3 sisters; Geri Brizzi and her husband Bob, of St. Petersburg, FL. Lois Dennis and her husband Dennie, of Franklin, NC. and Susan Cook and her husband Phil, of Gainesville, GA. Carol’s family and friends will gather at the Turner Funeral Home, 14360 Spring Hill Chapel, 14360 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill, FL 34609. The visitation will be on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 from 6 -8 PM. The Chapel Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 12 noon, with Fr. Patrick Rebel of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church officiating. Burial will follow at the Florida National Cemetery, in Bushnell, FL. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the HPH Hospice Foundation, Donations Department, 12107 Majestic Blvd. Hudson, FL. 34467, or www.hph-hospice.org
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