RAYMOND — Carol W. Place died with grace and dignity at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019.

Born in Newton, Mass., on Jan. 24, 1942, Carol was the only child of the late Elliott Wayne and Ruth Townsend Worcester. Following the premature death of her mother in October of 1943, her father remarried the late Betty Norris, with whom he had Carol’s five siblings, Elliott, Jacquie, Paul, Beth and Wynne. After graduating from Hingham High School, where she was elected a member of the National Honor Society during her junior year, Carol attended Colby College in Waterville, from which she graduated in 1964. Carol married George W. Place on Oct. 2, 1971. They raised a blended family of six children: Nancy, Elizabeth, Bill and Robert (from George’s first marriage), John (from Carol’s first marriage) and together they had Andy. Since the summer of 1977, they have lived at the family home on Crescent Lake in Raymond.

Carol loved to be of service to others. “Big Sis” helped raise her younger siblings, served on numerous committees at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church (including time as both Junior and Senior Warden), and acted as the “Maine Mom” for her students at the University of Medicine and Health Sciences. She enjoyed making people feel welcome, known and valued, and she cared deeply about their lives and experiences.

A classic New Englander, Carol had a great sense of humor, was practical (a/k/a frugal), and always had a story to tell. She never met an ink cartridge that couldn’t be recycled, was in the Hannaford’s Hall of Fame for their CLYNK returnables program, and could be counted on to leave voicemail messages over two minutes in length. When asked to recount her medical history as a result of numerous doctor’s visits over the past 14 months, her support team would settle in for the long haul, knowing she wouldn’t leave out a single detail.

Most importantly, Carol was a loving wife, mom, sister, aunt, grandmother, and friend. She did not judge, never had a bad word to say about anyone, and was adored by all who met her. Her love for those who knew her was unconditional, and she was in so many ways the key to the people we have become. In the words of a friend she met during the last stages of her life, “this world has lost one of its best, but heaven gained an angel.”

Carol is survived by her husband of almost 49 years, George W. Place; six children, Nancy Kopack of Westbrook, Elizabeth Place of Landisburg, Pa., Bill Place of Pittsburgh, Pa., Robert Place of Redding, Calif., John Suitor of Boulder, Colo., and Andy Place of Westwood, Mass.; five brothers and sisters, Elliott Worcester of Raymond, Jacquie Cohen of Powder Springs, Ga., Paul Worcester of Plymouth, Mass., Beth Godino of Dallas, Ga. and Wynne Snell of Bedford, N.H.; 20 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Services were held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, at St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, 40 Windham Center Road, Windham, ME 04062.

To leave condolences, and to participate in Carol’s online tribute, visit www.DolbyBlaisSegee.com

Donations in lieu of flowers can be made in memory of Carol Place to the Outreach Programs at St. Ann’s Episcopal Church.