Avis de décès de Margaret-L. Carl

Margaret L. Carl, 85, of Fitchburg, Mass., passed away on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, with her family by her side, after a battle with cancer. Friends and relatives are invited to attend calling hours on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Lavery-Chartrand-Alario Funeral Home, 99 Summer St., Fitchburg, Mass. Margaret will be interred at the Forest Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Mass. Margaret was born on Oct. 10, 1927, in Staten Island, N.Y., daughter of Harold and Lillian (Miller) Hafstad. She grew up in Staten Island and in 1948 moved to Union Township, N.J., where she lived until 2003. She was an active volunteer in the Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Church, Union Township, N.J., and as troop leader for the Girl Scouts and Meals-on-Wheels program. Margaret adored her obedience trial champion Irish setter, Romaine Red, attending many East Coast American Kennel Club events. Her husband, Alfred R. Carl Jr., died in 2002. Margaret is survived by her brother, Harold Hafstad and his wife, Eleanor, of Valley Cottage, N.Y.; her sister-in-law, Janice Brtek, of San Diego, Calif.; daughter, Tracy Koutonen and her husband, John, of Fitchburg; her son, Roger Carl and his wife, Carol, of Fitchburg; her son, Edward Carl of Wilmington, Del.; four grandsons, Jacque Carl and his wife, Rissa, of Petersham, Mass.; Benjamin Carl and his wife, Lauren, of Cumberland, R.I.; and Zachary and Kyle Koutonen, both of Fitchburg; two great-grandsons, Owen and Jude,and many nephews and nieces. She will be missed by her close friend and cousin, Joan Brown of Manhattan, N.Y., and by friends in Union Township.