Carol Mary (Krug) Forde

Wilma Kenny | Mar 21, 2018

Carol Forde, a long-time resident of Sydenham, died this winter. She left as she had lived, without a lot of fanfare; a simple cremation and a celebration of life to follow. A week or so later a picture and poem (below) were posted along with a brief obituary.

Fifty-five years ago, she and her husband Major Eric Forde settled in Sydenham. Widowed 20 years ago, Carol continued to live here, in later years with the assistance of her close friends Debbie and Phil Szumlanski.

To Carol, life was an adventure; she was a familiar sight zipping around the village either by motor scooter or sports car, and conversations with her at the post office, where we often encountered each other, were always fun. Appalled to learn that we were not subscribing to the Whig any longer, Carol decided to become our self-delegated “paper girl” delivering her own paper daily for several years to our door after she had read it.

Carol was full of curiosity about the world, and travelled more than once into the high Arctic with Adventure Canada, taking pictures and making new friends all the way. She was a talented photographer and was for many years a member of the Kingston Photography Club, participating in their annual shows. She loved her volunteer work at St Mary’s of the Lake, and sat on several community Boards: Loughborough Housing, The Cataraqui Trail and Kingston Frontenac Public Library.

She leaves many friends, including her three beloved cats; Sophie, Jack and Gizmo. She’ll be missed.