CAROL VERITY

(February 24, 1936 – November 2, 2025) We announce with great sadness the unexpected passing of our mother, Carol Verity (Griffiths), of Brantford and Magnetawan, at Huntsville Hospice on November 2, 2025. Carol was born in Toronto, where she lived in Leaside with her parents, the late Malcolm S. and Marie Griffiths (Barnard); and her younger brother, Tom Griffiths, (Orillia), a lifelong friend. After graduating from Leaside High, Carol obtained her BA in zoology and music from Trinity College and a teacher's certificate from OISE. Carol's teaching career took her to the Yukon and later, after raising her family, she taught music at the W. Ross MacDonald School for the Blind in Brantford, where she mastered the skill of transcribing music Braille for her students and inspiring a standard of excellence that many of her students achieved. Carol had many roles and interests. For more than 62 years, she was the beloved wife to her late husband, Dick (R.L. Verity). Together they built, in Brantford and Magnetawan, a life of love, support and opportunity for their three children and grandchild, Louise (Mac Penney) (Toronto), Denise, (Nashville), Patrick (Girdwood); and granddaughter, Caroline (Thomas Millar) (Austin). Aside from her family, Carol's greatest joys were music and the outdoors. Carol was a skilled and accomplished musician. She was a graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, obtaining her ARCT certificate in piano. She also studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, England. Carol was an active volunteer and participant in various community choral events. She loved being outdoors, where she could follow her passion for birding, canoe tripping and kayaking in the company of her friends and family. Carol was widely traveled but for her, no geography or territory could top roughing it in the Canadian North or Alaska. Carol was also an enthusiastic reader who regularly reviewed newspapers, focusing on the business section, particularly after she began trading in her late 60s. With her death, The Globe and Mail has lost a loyal reader. Carol was kind and engaging to all, always a great listener. Carol's iron will, laughter and love are irreplaceable. She will be greatly missed. We are grateful for the care and support provided by Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (Huntsville) and Hospice Huntsville. A private family Celebration of Life will be held at Ahmic Lake consistent with Carol's wishes. As expressions of sympathy and in lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Carol's memory to Epilepsy Canada, The Magnetawan Watershed Land Trust, Hospice Huntsville, or a charity of choice. Arrangements have been entrusted with Beckett-Glaves Family Funeral Centre, 88 Brant Ave., Brantford, 519-752-4331. Condolences, donations and tributes are available at www.beckettglaves.com A tree will be planted in memory of Carol in the Beckett-Glaves Memorial Forest