She was born Carol Kenny Loker in Baltimore, Maryland in 1944. She is daughter of the late Catherine Kenny Loker and F. Ford Loker, MD of Leonardtown, Maryland. Carol grew up in Baltimore and attended the University of Maryland, College Park. She received a masters from Duke University. Carol was an educator at heart and was a well-loved elementary school teacher and reading specialist for both adults and children in Morganton, NC. She eventually ended up in Greensboro working in instructional design. Carol later became an entrepreneur and built her own highly successful corporate training company, Learning at Work.
She loved to make a home, to decorate, and to entertain friends and family. She had extraordinary skills, including quilting, knitting, needlework and sewing, and she excelled in the kitchen. She was a fearless cook and perfected complicated and challenging recipes, including the Southern Maryland stuffed ham. She loved to bake and was always begged to make her famous homemade yeast rolls and her chocolate “Clark Gable” cake.
An avid reader, she usually had a book in hand. She loved to write. In retirement she fulfilled her dream of being a full-time fiction writer with the completion of her first novel. Carol was an open-minded intellectual, and she cared about civil rights, social justice, and peace. She worked for various political causes throughout her life, including the Equal Rights Amendment. Mostly she cared about her family and enjoyed nothing more than family time together.
She is survived by the love of her life, her husband of 31 years, David Rosenstein. She is also survived by her children, Margee Shore of Greensboro, Amy Keith (Julian), and Ford Wright of Wilmington, her stepchildren Debbie Wood (Reid) of Huntersville and Steven Rosenstein (Crystal) of San Diego, CA. She adored her seven grandchildren: Gabriel, Amelia, Daniel, Carlisle, Leah, Rebeca, and Olivia. She is also survived by her sisters Karen Stott and Susan Rosen of Baltimore, her sister Mary Casey of Chicago, and her brothers Ford Loker, Jr. and Michael Loker of Baltimore.
Carol suffered from Frontotemporal Dementia, which caused a tragic, slow decline in her thinking, language, and behavior. However, her enormous heart and loving, sweet spirit remained to the end. She was blessed to stay at home through her illness with the indefatigable love and support of her husband. The family wishes to express gratitude to AuthoraCare Hospice and the amazing caregivers who gave Carol the best possible care.
Family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Sunday, November 28, 2021, with a prayer service starting at 2:00 p.m., at Hanes Lineberry N. Elm Chapel in Greensboro, NC. A Memorial Mass will be held and interment will follow at Our Lady’s Church in Medley’s Neck, MD, at a future date.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (www.theaftd.org).
Online condolences may be made at www.haneslineberryfhnorthelm
