ATTLEBORO… Carol A. (Tolley) Kalif, 80, of Rehoboth passed away April 7, 2022 at Sturdy Memorial Hospital, with her family by her side.
She was born and raised in fall river, a daughter of the late Willard F. Tolley and Juliette (Ballard) Raposa. She lived in Fall River until moving to Rehoboth in 2003.
Mrs. Kalif was a veteran of the United States Army and had worked for most of her life as an LPN, retiring in 2002. She was a devout Catholic and communicant of several churches in the Fall River area, the last being the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette in Attleboro. She read a lot about religion and politics which made her great to debate with on several points she was passionate about. Above all else, she loves playing games with her family and having a good time.
Survivors include her children: Willard Kalif of Fall River, Brenda Kalif of Fall River, Michelle Clement and her husband Kyle of Cibilo, TX and Wendy Bruno and her husband Salvador of Rehoboth; her grandchildren: Corey Kalif, Alyssa Garza, Andrea Clement, Abigail Bruno and Hannah Bruno; her brother Raymond Tolley of Tiverton; her sister Barbara Guay of North Carolina; 3 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. She was the former wife of the late Robert E. Kalif, grandmother of the late Tristin Kalif and sister of the late Gerald Tolley, Nancy Minnie and Joan Manchester.
A memorial Divine Liturgy to which relatives and friends are invited to attend will be held at 11 AM on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at Saint Anthony of the Desert Maronite Church located at 300 N. Eastern Avenue, Fall River, MA 02723.
Carol wanted lots of prayers after she passed to shorten her stay in purgatory... PLEASE PRAY FOR HER!