Carol A. Walker

Carol A. Walker
June 4, 1940 – November 28, 2023

Wilbraham, MA

Carol Ann (Doyle) Walker, 83, died peacefully, after a battle with Alzheimer’s, on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at home. Born in Hartford, CT to the late Parker and Beulah Doyle, she was raised in Middletown, CT through a young age, until they moved to Waterford, CT. Carol’s father, Parker, was an Executive with the Boy Scouts for CT. In her youth, Carol enjoyed assisting her father, due to his poor health, at his office and Boy Scout Camp. She attended school through her junior year in Waterford, CT. After her father’s death in Waterford, CT, she and her mother Beulah moved to Sixteen Acres, a suburb of Springfield, MA, and Carol graduated from Classical High School in Springfield, MA. A talented seamstress, Carol graduated from Tailor School and retired from Marshall’s after 33 enjoyable years of service. On January 12, 1985, Carol married Ken at First Congregational Church on Chicopee Street in Chicopee, MA, and they resided in Wilbraham. Carol was a very caring and giving person and enjoyed volunteering for many years at the USO at Westover Air Reserve Base. In addition to her parents, Carol was also predeceased by her son Jonathon Everett. Carol will be sadly missed by her beloved husband of 38 years Kenneth Walker, her daughter Suzanne M. Croteau and her husband George, daughter in law Tammy L. Everett, grandchildren; Alyson Rose and Madyson Ann Everett and 3 step children; Thomas K. Walker and his wife Cheryl, John A. Walker and his wife Denise and Brenda DeWilde and her husband Richard. A private burial will take place in Hillcrest Park Cemetery, Springfield, MA. Wilbraham Funeral Home, 2551 Boston Rd., Wilbraham, MA 01095 has been entrusted with the arrangements. Anyone wishing to send a condolence to Ken may mail it, in care of, Wilbraham Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Holyoke VNA and Hospice Life Care, 575 Beech St., Holyoke, MA 01040, or call 413-534-5691 to make donations.