Carolee Marie Vogel Kaba

Carolee Marie Vogel Kaba, 85, passed unexpectedly from this earth in the

early morning hours of Thursday, December 4,2025.

Carolee was born May 30, 1940, in Hackensack, NJ to Robert F. and H.

Frances (Hegmann) Vogel. She was the first of three children and grew up

in Wayne, NJ.

She graduated from Montclair State College. Throughout college, Carolee

dated James Ronald ("Ron") Kaba and they were married on July 1, 1961.

They raised 4 children in Manalapan, NJ, before moving their family to

Central Florida in 1976 and settling in Ocoee, FL in 1977.

Carolee was a stay-at-home mom until the early 1980s when she worked

as Secretary to the Dean at Valencia Community College in Orlando.

She then worked at HBJ Publishing in the Information Technology

department until her retirement in 2002.

She was involved with the American Business Women's Association during

the 1990s and became President of her chapter.

Once retired, Carolee and Ron enjoyed traveling throughout the US via

their timeshare. Carolee always enjoyed reading, theatre, movies, and line

dancing. Cookies and popcorn were her favorite treats.

She loved spending time with her family, especially her four grandchildren

and her beloved dog, Ginger, and having them all together at holidays.

Her Catholic faith was very important to Carolee, and she volunteered at

her parish, Holy Family, every Thursday at the chapel to observe the

Perpetual Adoration of the Eucharist.

After losing her husband Ron in 2020 to a brief battle with cancer, Carolee

finally sold her family home in Ocoee in early 2025 and moved into her own

apartment in an independent living community in east Orlando. There she enjoyed

making new friends and participating in fun activities.

Carolee is preceded in death by her parents and her husband Ron. She is

survived by her four children: daughter Lisa "Leia"; daughter Sharon

(David) Kull and their children, Tyler and Jamison; son Christopher (Annick

Mottie), and his children Jessica and Chelsea, with their mother, Ola; and

daughter Kimberly; sister Doreen (Robert) Snyder; and brother Robert

Vogel.

DeGusipe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Expressions of

sympathy can be made by visiting degusipefuneralhome.com.

A Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church on Friday,

December 19, 2025, at 11:30 am in the Chapel, 5125 South Apopka

Vineland Rd. Orlando, followed by a brief gathering in the hall.