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Carol Urban

May 10, 2020
Kalamazoo, MI

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Carol Ann (Mannion) Urban, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020. She was born on August 8, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland to James T. and Margaret Mannion. Carol attended Roman Catholic schools in Baltimore, then attended the University of Maryland in College Park where she met her husband, Jack Urban. A week after he passed his oral examinations they married and moved to Kalamazoo, MI. Imagine her disappointment on seeing Lake Michigan for the first time, compared to the shore of the Atlantic Ocean. She called it a puddle. She quickly adapted, and Oval Beach near Saugatuck became one of her favorite spots. Senator Hart was her most admired Senator for getting Sleeping Bear Dunes to become a National Park. She and her husband raised two sons, Samuel and Benjamin entirely in Michigan, who after traveling far away have returned to the Kalamazoo area to live and work. Their sense of humor, their caring nature and loyalty to the ones they love are testimony to the example she consistently displayed to all who knew her and worked with her. Carol was among the first to be taught video production skills at the then newly-created Cable Access Channel and became the editor-producer of videos highlighting the activities and accomplishments of KPS students. Her hospitality skills and enjoyment of dinner parties led to fund-raising assignments as a member of the Board of Wellspring/Cori Terri and Dancers and the League of Women Voters. Her awareness of others, her sparkling wit, her willingness to help and to be helped in all she undertook are well remembered by all who knew her. Her common question was, "Do you need another pair of hands?" When we see a beautiful sunset or look out on the natural world in repose, we think of her and smile. Carol is survived by her husband, Jack; two sons, Sam (Ewa) and Ben; sister, Mary Honora Mannion of Annapolis, MD; and her granddaughter, Anya Urban. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made in honor of Carol to Ministry with Community or to the League of Women Voters Kalamazoo Area. Honoring her wishes, cremation has taken place. To send a message of sympathy to the family, sign Carol's online guest book, or to share a favorite memory, please visit: www.NeptuneSociety.com