Ann Carroll, 85, of Waterford, passed away peacefully at Bayview Health Care, Waterford, on November 3, 2025. Born November 8, 1939, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Ann was the daughter of the late William L. and Elizabeth P. (Gehringer) Fraley, Jr.
She graduated from Allentown High School in 1957 and Muhlenberg College in 1961. Following graduation Ann and several friends relocated to New London for employment. Ann was an elementary school teacher in Ledyard for over 30 years. She attained a Master’s Degree from UConn.
Ann was very active in the Thames Ski Club, the American Association of University Women, People Educating Others, and many activities at the Waterford Public Library. She was a dedicated fan of women’s basketball, she never missed a game of the Connecticut Sun and attended the UConn Huskies games. Ann was an avid traveler and she had a lifelong love of cats.
She was the wife of Thomas G. Carroll (passed in 2009) for 42 years. Survivors include her sister, Louise F. Melcher and her husband, David, of Fogelsville, PA; brother-in-law, James E. Carroll and his wife, Barbara, of Cape Elizabeth, Maine; nephews, Dr. Peter Carroll of Chicago and Brian Carroll of South Portland, Maine; and many cousins on both sides of her family. Her extended family includes the William Downie family.
She was a dear friend to many.
A private service was held at Byles Memorial Home in Groton. She was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic.
Contributions in Ann’s memory may be made to the Connecticut Humane Society, 169 Old Colchester Road, Quaker Hill, CT 06375 or the Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, CT 06385.
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