January 18, 2021.
Services will be announced at a later date.
Carol was born to Christopher and Janet (Bomier) Hassett in Duluth, MN in February of 1929.
She graduated from Proctor High and received a degree in Nursing from the College of St.
Scholastica in Duluth, MN.
On June 6, 1953 Carol was married to Walter J. Stein. They were married for 37 years until his
death in 1990.
Carol’s nursing career involved working at numerous hospitals and in varied specialties. She
particularly enjoyed working in obstetrics helping mothers bring their babies into the world.
She was the loving and dedicated mother of nine children. She was kept quite busy with all of
their many and varied activities. At the same time she managed her nursing career. She was a
great believer in the sanctity of life. In the mid sixties she opened her home to unwed mothers
with no place to go. She was a great and compassionate person who made her home and
heart a welcoming place. Her holiday parties for family and friends are a family legend and her
tours of San Francisco and the wine country were always a hallmark for visitors.
Carol was an avid reader and Master Bridge player. Her fondness for cards allowed her to
instruct many of her children and grandchildren in the finer points of poker. She enjoyed
gardening; particularly her roses. She arranged flowers for the altar at St. Joseph of Cupertino
and for the weddings of family and friends. She studied family genealogy and also enjoyed
traveling. She particularly enjoyed her trips to Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, and a cruise through the
Great Lakes. She enjoyed making root beer and was well known for her pickles.
In 1976 Carol and Walt moved to the Coyote Valley. For a while they lived in an ancient house
that survived the 1906 earthquake. They also harvested the prune and walnut orchards. Later
they converted the orchards into a Christmas tree farm and enjoyed many years of bringing joy
to folks at Christmas.
Carol moved from her ranch in Coyote to Brookdale in San Jose about four years ago. While
she truly missed living on her own she also enjoyed making new friends, playing Bridge, Hand
and Foot, and Poker. She participated in many of the activities and was very fond of her monthly
Lunch Bunch.
Carol will be greatly missed by her surviving children: Janet and Michael Hughes, Michael
Stein, Timothy Stein, Douglas Stein, Margaret Stein, and Walter Stein. She is also survived by
her brother Joseph S. Hassett. Surviving grandchildren include Thomas Christopher Stein,
Emily Oglesby, Javier Stein, Kathleen Stewart, William Hughes, Thomas Chay Stein,
Christopher Stein, and Sarina Stein. Carol was also blessed with seven great grandchildren.
Carol was preceded in death by her husband, Walter J. Stein; her sons Norman, Patrick, and
Thomas Stein; her parents Christopher and Janet Hassett; and three brothers John, Keith, and
Gerald Hassett.
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