Carole F. Crooker, age 76, passed away after a brief illness on May 30, 2018 after saying goodbye to her loving family. Carole was born in Roxbury then was raised and educated in Quincy where she met her husband of 57 years, Charlie. They soon got married and settled in N. Weymouth for almost 30 years, before moving to Brockton in 1992 where they have resided since. Carole enjoyed knitting, bingo, gardening, and has many fond memories of travelling to Las Vegas for the last 20 years. Along with all of this, what Carole enjoyed most of all was the time she spent with her family.
Carole is survived by her beloved husband Charlie Crooker of Brockton, her loving children Charles “Butch” Crooker and his wife Suzanne of Holbrook, Carole “Carrie” Johnson and her husband Michael of Scituate, Cynthia Cox and her late husband Matthew of Norfolk, Cathy Manley and her husband Scott of VT, and Carl Crooker of Brockton. Carole is also survived by her cherished grandchildren Billy, Kevin, Ryan, Nicholas, Elizabeth, Taylor, and Morgan and her sister Patricia Fine of FL.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to the Funeral Mass in honor of Carole which will be held on Friday, June 1, 2018 at 11AM in St. Francis of Assisi Church located at 850 Washington St. Braintree, MA 02184. Interment will be at Mount Wollaston Cemetery in Quincy and will be at a later date. By request of Carole’s family donations may be made in lieu of flowers to the Dana Farber Cancer Center at 50 Fogg Rd. Weymouth, MA 02190. Funeral Arrangements are in the care of C. C. Shepherd Funeral Home located in Weymouth, MA. For directions or online condolences please visit www.CCShepherd.com or call 781-337-0050.