Carol Ann Douglas

Carol Ann (Finnegan) Douglas, 68 years of age, died peacefully on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at Life Care Center of Plymouth, after a long illness. She was born in Bangor, Maine on September 27, 1943.She grew up in Dorchester and graduated from Boston State Teachers College in 1965. She taught kindergarten at the Paul A. Dever School in Dorchester for 17 years. After retiring from teaching, she moved to Plymouth and became a Home Health Aide, taking care of the elderly until she herself, became ill. Carol was the beloved wife of Donald M. Douglas of Kingston, cherished sister of Maryellen Balutis and her husband David of Plymouth and very proud aunt of Dr. Paul M. Sherman and his wife Karrie of Boerne, TX, Mark V. Sherman and his wife Jessica, David A. Balutis and his wife Corliss, and Jayne Balutis and her fianc, John Haskell, all of Plymouth. She was the loving great-aunt of Aubrey, Evan, Noah and Aidan Sherman, Johnathan Balutis-Brown and Michelle Cotter. She also had many stepchildren and step-grandchildren. A special thank-you to the staff of Life Care Center of Plymouth, who brought not only expert nursing care, but such love and joy to Carol during the last two years of her life. Funeral Services will be held at the Cartmell Funeral Home, 150 Court St., Plymouth, on Friday, April 27, 2012 at 11 a.m. Visitation on Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Lung Association, 460 Totten Pond Rd., Suite 400, Waltham, MA 02451-1991. For directions and online guest book, see: www.cartmellfuneralhome.com.