Photo courtesy of Freay Funeral Home - Mayville
1944 - 2024
To Roger and his family and to Carol's family, my prayers are with you at this extremely difficult time. May God give you peace and understanding.
Mary Jane (VanAtter) Elliott
January 19, 2025 | LEXINGTON, KY, KY | Classmate
My deepest sympathies to Roger and Carols family. Carol was a very sweet lady. I will miss visiting her . Two of my boys worked for her and Roger they send their deepest sympathies.
Earleen Case
January 16, 2025 | Falconer, NY | Friend
So sorry to hear of Carol's passing, Roger. I'm sure you have many wonderful memories from all your years together to sustain you during this difficult time. Thoughts are with you at this time.
Joyce (Harrington) Dann
January 16, 2025 | Rocky Mount, NC | Classmate
Appreciated Carol and Roger's greenhouse in Cassadaga. You were an asset to our small community and I will always recall with fondness buying our flowers from you while I was with my mother. I also remember chaperoning a field trip to the greenhouse with my daughter's class which was so enjoyable. Thank you Carol and Roger.
Vicki Martin
January 14, 2025 | Sinclairville, NY
You will be remembered in the community.
Stephanie Schell
January 13, 2025 | Lakewood, NY
Served her community by volunteering.
Stephanie Schell
January 13, 2025 | Lakewood, NY
CASSADAGA- Carol R Higgs, 80, of Cassadaga, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dunkirk, NY, following a lengthy illness. She was born December 15, 1944, in North Tonawanda, NY, the daughter of the late Rudolf and Elizabeth Williams Rick.
She was a 1963 Graduate of Tonawanda High School. She then earned a Bachelor’s in 1967 from Fredonia State. She had worked as a florist at Cassadaga Greenhouses, which she owned and operated for forty-five years with her husband, Roger.
Carol had volunteered for the Cassadaga Food Pantry for many years. She enjoyed crocheting, puzzles, gardening, and her cats. She especially liked to crochet lap robes and donate them to the Office Of The Aging.
She is survived by her loving husband, Roger G. Higgs, whom she married on January 22, 1967, one sister, Helen (Martin) Wright of Williamsville, NY, one brother, Jay (Faith) Rick of Farmington Hills, MI, and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Martha Wicksell.
A memorial service will be held at 1 PM on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at the Freay Funeral Home in Mayville. Burial will be in the Mayville Cemetery. Friends will be received from 11 AM to 1 PM before the service, also at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of Western NY ( https://www.alz.org/wny?form=FUNDHYMMBXU ), the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research ( https://give.michaeljfox.org/give/421686/#!/donation/checkout ), or the Cassadaga Food Pantry (25 Maple Ave, Cassadaga, NY 14718).
To leave a remembrance or to post condolences to the family, please visit freayfuneralhome.com
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