Carmen Frances Chase Carroll

Carmen Frances Chase Carroll
Sept. 11, 1931 - Aug. 16, 2020
Carmen Frances Chase Carroll, 88, of Portland, passed away Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, due to complications from Alzheimer's and COVID-19.
She was born Sept. 11, 1931, in Elbowoods, N.D. She grew up on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota and was a proud member of the Three Affiliated Tribes.
Carmen always knew she wanted to be a nurse, and at age 17 she left the reservation to attend Bacone Indian University in Oklahoma. She later transferred to the University of Colorado where she received her RN in Nursing. Education was extremely important to her, and in her 50s she received her Master's in Nursing from the University of Portland.
While in Colorado, she met her husband, Bill Carroll. They had two daughters, Amber Lee and Kelly Jo. She was a devoted wife of 56 years, serving as Bill's primary caregiver for most of the last three years of his life. Bill predeceased her in 2009, and Kelly died in 1977.
As a military family they lived in many places in the U.S. and Europe, settling in Oregon in 1969. Outside of her nursing career, Carmen was involved in many activities that focused on her most important interests – her children and her faith. These included Sunday School teacher, school volunteer, Girl Scout leader, Bible Study Fellowship leader, plus missionary work on the Burns Indian Reservation, and also in Oaxaca, Mexico. Her faith in Jesus Christ was very important to her, diligently following Him and studying the Bible throughout her life. She was a devoted "prayer warrior" to her family and friends.
As a grandmother, Carmen was fully immersed in the lives of her grandchildren and loved them deeply. She was a very engaged grandparent, attending their many school and sporting events, taking them to local attractions, and sacrificing her bonus room for Barbie parties, playing store, arts and crafts, and the occasional dental floss spider web.
Carmen also loved nature, hiking, the beach, the Blazers, and her beloved dog, Mia Rose.
She is survived and deeply missed by her daughter, Amber (Sorensen); her son-in-law, Gordon Sorensen; her three grandchildren, Ryan (Allexa), Lauren (Roland), and Jordan; and her great-grandson, Oliver.
A private service was held at Riverview Cemetery.
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