Carol (Hawkins) Stromberg
Marriages
Forest Clifton
Ray Stromberg
In Ogden, Utah
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7 B Obituary - March 25, 2015
Carol was born on May 16,
1937, to Jim and Marian
Crawford Hawkins in
Collbran, Colorado. She
passed away on March 20,
2015, in McKay-Dee
Hospital, Ogden, Utah, after a
lengthy struggle with
pulmonary fibrosis.
Carol attended Collbran schools. Her first eight school years
were spent at Little Creek, a country school next to the farm
where the family lived. She graduated from Plateau Valley High
School in 1955, and attended Mesa College in Grand Junction,
Colorado.
Carol was married to Forest Clifton of Collbran. They were
later divorced. The couple had six children; five boys, Randy,
Robin, Roger, Ralph and Rick. On Christmas Day, 1968 her
youngest, a daughter named Raquel Jean was born.
Carol and her family lived in Ogden and Huntsville, Utah. It
was here that her sweet daughter, Raquel, passed away at age
11, after a four year battle with cancer.
To fulfill a lifelong dream, Carol returned to college. Working
full-time as well as carrying a full load of studies, she completed
her nursing degree at Weber State College in Ogden, Utah. She
held various nursing jobs over the years but her favorite was
caring for newborn babies and their mothers at McKay-Dee
Hospital.
Carol married Ray Stromberg in Ogden, Utah. They were later
divorced.
Carol returned to Collbran when her father passed away and
spent several years caring for her mother. During that time she
also trained to be a facilitator to those with dyslexia. Carol had a
special place in her heart for young people who struggled in life,
and she felt that through her work with dyslexia she was doing
her part in helping them.
After her mother, Marian, passed away, Carol resumed her
nursing career and held several positions, including as a
traveling nurse. Upon retirement she returned to Ogden and to
an apartment that her eldest son Randy and his wife Stephanie
had added to their home for her. Here she enjoyed her last years
completing long-delayed cross-stitch projects, playing Solitaire,
listening to her audio books, and spending time with her
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Carol was a kind and generous person. She spent her entire
adult life as a caregiver both in her nursing career and as a
daughter and mother. She was unfailing in her devotion to her
children.
Carol is survived by her five boys, Randy (Stephanie); Robin;
Roger; Ralph (Leslie), and Rick, along with eight grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister,
Barbara (Richard) Stites of Collbran, and brother, Dan (Linda)
Hawkins of Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her younger brother,
Jimmy, and her daughter.
According to her wishes there will be a family graveside
service in Collbran at a later date.
Local arrangements are in the care of Aaron’s Mortuary of
Odgen. Those who wish may give a gift in her memory to the
Plateau Valley Friends of the Library, P.O. Box 88, Collbran,
Colorado, 81624.
