Carolyn E. Stanley

Carolyn E. Stanley - Passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side after a six year battle with ovarian cancer. She will be greatly missed by her caring family: husband Steve Stanley, daughter Alison, son in law Marc Struppa and grandson Nico; daughter Melanie Heysek, her partner David MacDonald and daughter Lindsay Stanley, all of Petaluma; her parents Col. James and Charlotte Taylor of Hilton Head Island, SC; her sister Dr. Cynthia Taylor, and nephews Christopher, Daniel, and Andrew Taylor-Shaut of Cleveland, OH. She will also be missed by many other family members and friends whose lives she touched. She taught her family to never give up or give in. She was a beacon of strength, courage, and love. Her beauty and grace will forever radiate throughout the world. Friends and family are invited to attend a Funeral Service on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. at the PARENT-SORENSEN MORTUARY & CREMATORY, 850 Keokuk Street, Petaluma, CA. A Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the mortuary. Interment will be at Cypress Hill Memorial Park, Petaluma. The family prefers memorial contributions be made to Hospice of Petaluma, 416 Payran Street, Petaluma, CA 94952 or to Women's Cancer Awareness Group (WCAG), P.O. Box 5115, Petaluma, CA 94955. Carolyn was the loving wife of Steve, beautiful mother to three daughters Alison, Melanie, and Lindsay, and grandmother to Nico Struppa.