Carol S. Carlson

Carol Schumacher Carlson, of Ridgeland, South Carolina, formerly of Pleasant Ridge, Michigan and Simsbury, Connecticut, passed away April 19, 2023. The daughter of the late Carl Henry Schumacher and Ruth (Wilkie) Schumacher, Carol was born February 28, 1929 in Highland Park, Michigan. Carol grew up in Pleasant Ridge, Michigan, graduated from Lincoln High School, Ferndale, as salutatorian and attended the University of Michigan, graduating in 1951. After marrying Frederick Warren Carlson in 1952 (div. 1974), Carol worked at J. Walter Thompson in Manhattan before becoming a home maker and raising her four children in Simsbury, Connecticut. When she went back to work in the early 1970s, Carol worked as a store manager, a bank teller, and eventually at CIGNA insurance as an insurance claims processor until her retirement in 1990. She moved back to her childhood home in Pleasant Ridge in 1990 and eventually to Ridgeland, South Carolina in 2015. She was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority and Michigan Alumni Association, and was an avid U-M Wolverine fan. She attended Episcopal churches throughout her life. She enjoyed playing bridge, needlepoint, reading, and crossword puzzles. She was a member of the Birmingham Republican Womens' Club and worked as a poll inspector in Oakland County elections. Loving mother of Frederick Hilton Carlson (Nancy Flury Carlson) of Monroeville, Pennsylvania, James Edward Carlson of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, David Carl Carlson of Tariffville, Connecticut, and Elizabeth Ruthmarie Carlson of Ridgeland, South Carolina. Proud grandmother of five grandchildren: Ellen Carlson Porter (Robert Porter) of Brentwood, Pennsylvania, Frederick Albert Carlson of Brentwood, Pennsylvania, Danielle Carlson Harvey (Bronson Harvey) of Denver, Colorado, Renee Elizabeth Carlson (fiancée Mark Miller) of Boiling Springs, South Carolina, and Samuel David Hilton Carlson of Simsbury, Connecticut; and three great grandchildren: Audrey Elisabeth Porter, Madeline Freya Porter, and Henry Wolfgang Porter all of Brentwood, Pennsylvania. Carol's final resting place will be at Roseland Park Cemetery in Berkley, Michigan. Memorial contributions may be made in Carol's name to Friends of Caroline Hospice in Ridgeland, South Carolina.

Carol S. Carlson

February 28, 1929 - April 19, 2023