Patricia Ann Carroll-Adams

Patricia Ann Carroll-Adams passed away peacefully on September 18, 2025 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born December 5, 1934 and

raised in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan.

Patti attended St. Clare of Montefalco for grade school and was a proud graduate of Dominican High School. At Dominican, she played on the inaugural women's basketball team as the first class allowed to play competitively.

She then attended the University of Detroit where she obtained her B.S. in Medical Technology and was active with the Kappa Beta Gamma Sorority. Patti worked for more than 40 years as a trailblazer in her field at St. John Hospital and later in her career taught courses in Hematology and Medical Technology at Macomb Community College.

Patti fell in love and married Edward Carroll, a history teacher, on November 23, 1957. They settled in St. Matthew's Parish where they raised their seven children.

After 42 wonderful years together, Ed passed away in 1999. Six years later, Patti found love again and married another teacher, Vaughn Adams, on July 24, 2005.

With a combined 12 children and 32 grandchildren, they were happily married, sharing a busy and active 12 years together until Vaughn's passing in 2017.

Patti enjoyed many sports throughout her life, was a voracious reader and an accomplished seamstress. She especially liked time spent up north, whether with Ed and their family at their lake house in Port Austin or with Vaughn at their condo on Walloon Lake.

A member of St. Matthew's parish, Patti was a devout Catholic and a dedicated and selfless volunteer. She led the annual Boutique for many years and supported Meals on Wheels and the St. Vincent de Paul programs.

She was predeceased by her first husband Edward Joseph Carroll and second husband Vaughn H.F. Adams, parents Mary Olive Steiner and Dr. Timothy Francis Lynch, her siblings James (Joan), Terrance (Margaret) and Mary Louise Henry (John Walker), her daughter-in-law Molly Carroll and grandson Sam Carroll.

Patti's survivors include her loving sister Suzanne M. (Thomas) Lessing, her children Mary Beth (Gary) Schmekel, Darcy Carroll, Matthew (Jenna) Carroll, Daniel (Molly) Carroll, Anne (Don) Crites, Laura (Ganesha) Ekanayake, Michael (Theresa) Carroll, and Vaughn's children Paul (Barbara) Adams, John (Margaret)

Adams, Mary Adams, Theresa (Bill) Zuerblis and James (Sandy) Adams along with 32 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.

Patti will always be loved and remembered for her passion and dedication to her Catholic faith, her work ethic, and for the love and joy she brought to her family.

A visitation for Patti will be held at Verheyden Funeral Home, Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan on Thursday, September 25, from 1 – 8 pm with a Rosary Service at 6:30 pm.

The funeral Mass will be at St Matthew Catholic Church in Detroit on Friday, September 26, at 10 am with Patti first in state at 9:30 am. Memorials may be

made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society or the Capuchin Soup Kitchen.