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With very sad hearts the family of Carol Gail Ehl announces her passing, with her family by her side, at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 blessed with 54 years of life.


Carol was born in Trail, on January 4, 1957 to parents Thelma and George Watson. She married Tom Ehl on August 13, 1977 and they had two sons. Carol worked in customer service in several businesses around the Castlegar area and also had a house cleaning business of her own. She loved gardening, wood working in interior decorating, yearly wood cutting and going to the stock car races every second Sunday, in Northport, Washington.


Carol was predeceased by her son Tommy Jr., father George Watson, father-in-law Frank Ehl, brother-in-law Dietmar Riemer and sister-in-law Ardele Watson.


Left to mourn her loss is her loving husband of 33 years Tom, son Eric, mother Thelma Watson, mother-in-law Elsie Ehl, sisters Margaret (Bob) Bohn, Linda Riemer and Clara (Mario) Chaves and brothers Jim Watson and George (Donna) Watson, sister-in-law Donna (Gary) Konkin and brother-in-law Bob Ehl.


In lieu of flowers, donations in Carol’s memory may be made to the Canadian Liver Foundation, BC/Yukon Region, #109-828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver BC V5Z 1E2.


A Celebration of Life was held at Castlegar Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 with Pastor Dwight Soleski, of the New Life Pentecostal Assembly officiating.


The family would like to thank Dr. Derek Lum, Dr. Kristin Edge, Dr. Brenda Trenholme, all the special nurses and Kim and Chelsea of the Palliative Care Unit of Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital.



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