Carol Burrowes DeWolf was born on April 17, 1916 in Jamaica, Long Island, New York.  She married Robert Morrison DeWolf in 1943 and moved to California.

She had five sons, sixteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild (so far). Click here for a full tree of her descendents.

Her autobiography, aptly entitled “O Boy!”, is available here.

She also wrote several diaries, starting when she was 13.  The ones we have scanned are available here.

Here is part of one of her sketchbooks from a trip to Germany and Norway.

Carol died peacefully on October 7, 2007. There will be a memorial service at the Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church on Saturday January 5, 2008 at 2 p.m.
If you're interested in attending or just want the memorial notice, please give us your contact information by clicking here and we'll send you a reminder.

In lieu of flowers or gifts, please contribute to the charity of your choice.