Carol (Hurwitz) Woolf

WORCESTER – Carol T. (Hurwitz) Woolf, 89, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 27 at Dodge Park Rest Home after a period of declining health.

Born in Boston, Carol was the daughter of Hyman and Gertrude (Geller) Hurwitz. Carol made her home and raised her two daughters in Worcester. After earning a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Massachusetts, she pursued a decades-long career as a Home Economics teacher at Forest Grove Junior High School in Worcester, where she ran a successful cooking club for boys and girls, and eventually retired from teaching to become a realtor.

Carol will be lovingly missed and remembered by her daughters, Kathy Jonas of West Roxbury, and Amy Woolf of Chevy Chase, MD; her beloved grandchildren, David Jonas, Zachary Jonas, Johnny Byrne, and Danny Byrne; and her cherished great-grandchildren, Maeve Jonas and Eloise Jonas. She was predeceased by her sister, Nancy Hodes.

Her family would like to thank her long-term caregivers, Natalie and Patty, and Dodge Park Rest Home, for their empathy, compassion and help in Carol’s final years.

Family and friends will gather for a graveside funeral service at 11:45 AM on Sunday, December 31 at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham Street, Sharon. Arrangements are under the care of Miles Funeral Home of Holden.

In lieu of flowers, Memorial Contributions may be made to ORTAmerica.org (formerly known as Women’s ORT).