Passed away suddenly on October 27, 2011 at her home in St.John's following a courageous battle with cancer, Carol Byrd (nee Rose). She leaves to mourn her husband Jim; her son Michael of St. John's; and her eldest son Jim, Toronto, and his wife Carol Bagozzi and their two children Kaitlyn and Josh, the pride and joy of Grandma's life. Carol also leaves to mourn her two beloved sisters, Bernice (St. John's) and Ramona (Prince George, BC) and their husbands Jack Devereaux and Dale Seip. Also mourning Carol's passing are her sisters and brothers-in-law: Andy (Brenda) Byrd, Mary Neville (Dick, deceased), Bill Byrd (Robert Milkovich), Pauline (Tim) Howlett, Cathy Byrd and Pat Byrd; as well as her nieces and nephews, none of whom were ever far from her heart - Danielle (Chris) and John Devereaux (Kim), Caroline and Adam Seip, Susan Oton (Mfon) and Alison Byrd (Billy), Catherine Neville and Meghan and Andrew Howlett. Carol will also be sorely missed by her special sisters - the "Club Girls", and her dear friends from her Art Group and Book Club Group as well as her extended circle of friends and family in Toronto, Mississauga, Ottawa and Halifax/Dartmouth. She will be especially missed by her longtime friends Janet and Pat Hearn and Marilyn Corbett. Carol was pre-deceased by her father and mother, Jack and Laura Rose, her father and mother-in-law, Andy and Pauline Byrd, her brother-in-law Michael Byrd and her infant brother Walter Rose. The family would like to thank the doctors and the nursing staff at The Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Care Centre, in particular Doctors Dawson and Martin, for the care they provided to Carol during her courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will be held at Carnell's Funeral Home, 329 Freshwater Road in St.John's on Saturday and Sunday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Carol's funeral service will take place from St. Pius X Church on Monday at 9:30 a.m. Interment to follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Flowers are welcome though Carol would have preferred a donation in her memory to The Canadian Cancer Society; The Gathering Place,172 Military Rd., St. John's, NL, A1C 2E8; The Mike Byrd Memorial Fund at Camp Ekon, 43 Queen's Park Crescent E, Toronto, ON M5S 2C3, or to a charity of your own choice. To send a message of condolence or to sign the memorial guestbook, please visit www.carnells.com
"A true saint has passed amongst us and she will live forever in the hearts of all who knew her".