Friday, July 2, 1943 – Monday, Dec. 30, 2024
Shrewsbury – Carol J. (Charbonneau) Proulx, 81, of Shrewsbury, passed away on Monday, December 30, 2024 at UMass Memorial Medical Center – University Campus.
She leaves her beloved husband of 54 years, Albert J. Proulx; her devoted children, Debbie Hansen and her husband Gary, of Shrewsbury, Donna Kempskie and her husband Paul, of Marlborough, and Elana Hastings, of Shrewsbury; a step-daughter, Carol Arpin, of Dunedin, FL; her cherished grandchildren, Michael, Tammy, Erica, Kraig, Zachary, Duncan, and Hannah; great-grandchildren, Benson, James, and Adam; her siblings, Robert Charbonneau, of Attleboro, and Ellen McGlynn (late husband Lenny), of Danbury, CT; several nieces and nephews; and her lifelong best friend, Carolyn Hicks, of Sutton. Carol was predeceased by her brother, Kenneth Charbonneau; and her other lifelong best friend, Caroline Hutchinson.
Carol was born in Cambridge, MA, daughter of the late Joseph and Miriam (Brady) Charbonneau. She was raised and educated in Worcester, and graduated from Commerce High School. She began her working career at Caldor in Westborough, where she was an Office Manager for many years, then began her work as Disability Claims Specialist at Paul Revere Insurance Company, now UNUM Provident. Carol then retired from UNUM in the late 2000’s.
Carol was known to enjoy a good shopping trip with her three daughters and her sister Ellen, then have a nice meal with them at a restaurant – she loved her Talbots, especially! She also loved meeting and catching up with her best friends, Carolyn and Caroline. In her free time, Carol loved sewing and quilting. Above all, time spent with family and friends was cherished, and she adored long walks her husband Albert, traveling with him to their favorite tropical destinations (Bermuda and Hawaii especially), and cooking family dinners and hosting holiday gatherings for the full clan – Carol loved her family and friends tremendously, by whom she will be greatly missed.
Flowers are welcomed, as well as memorial donations in Carol’s name to the Odd Fellows Home, c/o Resident Support Fund, 104 Randolph Road, Worcester, MA 01606.
Relatives and friends are invited to visit with the Proulx family between 12 – 2 PM on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at the BRITTON-SHREWSBURY FUNERAL HOME, 648 Main Street, Shrewsbury. A prayer service will follow at 2 PM, and burial will be held privately at a later date.
