Grafton – Carol A. (Olson) Wahlgren passed away on July 28, 2021, following an illness, at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.
She leaves her daughters, Kimberly Snyder and Katie Loughan and her husband Larry; her grandchildren, Letitia, Ray, Hannah and RJ; her brothers, Alfred Olson and his wife Debbie and Jerry Olson and his wife Debbie Kay; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Ray Wahlgren, in 1997.
Carol was born March 9, 1948 in Worcester, daughter of the late Alfred Olson Jr. and Ruby (Currier). She grew up in Sutton and lived in Grafton for nearly 50 years, many of them she spent working at the Grafton Public Schools in the administration office.
What Carol loved most was her family and taking every chance she could to travel the world which she did frequently. Closer to home she tended her garden, painted for a time and was a gifted quilter.
Carol gave significant time civically to The Girl Scouts and Operation Friendship in Grafton.
Please honor her with a donation to Operation Friendship-Grafton Chapter, PO Box 35, Grafton, MA 01519.
All are welcome to gather with her family and friends on Sunday, Aug. 22, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Roney Funeral Home, 152 Worcester St., North Grafton. Burial will be private.
A Book of Memories to share a special message with her family is available online at www.RoneyFuneralHome.com.
