Carroll Mary Cain

Carroll Cain, age 101, died on March 9, 2022.  Carroll was born as Carroll Mary Margueritte Manning on March 5, 1921, at the family home in Burbank, South Dakota.  As a child, Carroll spent time in her father’s general store, on the farm, riding a horse, and attending school in the one-room schoolhouse in Burbank.  Carroll attended college at the University of South Dakota where she met her future husband, Earl Cain.  She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education in 1942 and taught at several South Dakota schools prior to her marriage to Earl at the Army Airfield in Alliance, Nebraska in May 1944.  After the war, they lived in Evanston, Illinois (twice) while Earl attended graduate school.  They also spent time in St. Louis, Missouri and Eugene, Oregon. Carroll and Earl eventually settled in southern California.  Carroll was a homemaker for her husband and two children while also taking classes at Cal State Long Beach and helping with registration at the university.  She enjoyed reading, discussing current events, and playing cards, especially Bridge and Rummy.  Her grandchildren spent many happy vacations visiting their grandparents in California.  Carroll moved to North Carolina in 2016 to be near her family.

Carroll is survived by her son Scott, daughter-in-law Rachel Willis, grandchildren Brian Cain (spouse Emily Collins) of Winter Garden, Florida, Kelsey Cain (spouse Adam Caudill) of Everett, Washington, and Nolan Cain (spouse Fanny Ezenfis) of Durham, North Carolina.  She is also survived by great-grandchildren Flynn and Evangeline.  She was preceded in death by her husband Earl and son Mark.  She was the oldest of 6 children and was preceded in death by her siblings Kathleen Weisz, Richard Manning, Marilyn Stueck, James Manning, and Aileen Manning. 

Services will be held onThursday, March 17, 2022 at 4pm at The Saint John Fisher Chapel on the South Campus of St. Thomas More Catholic Church. The address is 632 Laural Hill Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514.

Carroll will be buried with the love of her life, Earl, at St. Agnes Calvary Cemetery in Vermillion, South Dakota.

The Cain family is under the care of Hall-Wynne Funeral Service.  Online condolences may be placed at www.hallwynne.com – select obituaries.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Charles House Association (www.charleshouse.org) in Chapel Hill, NC.