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Carol Forsyth Schermerhorn

Posted Online: Oct. 24, 2012, 5:25 pm

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Carol Forsyth Schermerhorn, 89, of Moline, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, in Heartland Health Care Center, Moline. Services are 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, Rock Island, with the Rev. J. D. Georlett officiating. Burial is at Viola Cemetery. Visitation is one hour before the services at the church. Memorials may be made to the church. Trimble Funeral and Cremation Center, Moline, is serving the family. The former Carol Grace Kennedy was born Dec. 22, 1922, in Viola, the daughter of Richard Royce and Jessie May Williams Kennedy. She graduated from Viola High School and Marycrest College, and received her master's degree from Western Illinois University. She married Wayne R. Forsyth on Dec. 28, 1945, in Aledo. He died June 13, 1979. She married George P. Schermerhorn on April 17, 1984, in Cancun, Mexico. Carol was employed by Moline School District No. 40 as a third grade teacher at Garfield School for 30 years, retiring in 1985. She previously taught in a one-room school near New Windsor. She was a longtime member of Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, Rock Island, where she had been active on the Session, as a deacon, a circle leader and a member of Presbyterian Women, and taught Sunday school for many years. She loved being with her family and grandchildren and her many friends. She and her husband, George, traveled extensively and wintered in their home in Tucson, Ariz. Carol is survived by her husband, George; two daughters and sons-in-law, Kathleen and Jack Reimers, Moline, and Jeannine and Jim Licandro, Bettendorf, Iowa; four grandchildren and their spouses, John Reimers, Lakewood, Colo., and his fiancee, Michelle Johnson, Mount Vernon, Iowa, William and Dee Anne Reimers, Germantown Hills, Ill., Luke and Jennifer Lawson, Bettendorf, and Jessica and Sam Garchik, Fairfield, Iowa; five great-grandchildren; and her sister, Evelyn Spitznas Norman and her husband, Doug, East Moline. Carol's family invites friends to share stories and condolences and light a candle in her memory at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com. From Facebook: Lawrence Eyre she was exacting, but nice. thank you, mrs. forsyth.... October 24 at 7:27pm · Like Kevin Hillyer rip October 24 at 7:41pm · Like Kathleen Wilcox Kapetanakis Oh dear dear Mrs. Forsyth. Rest in peace sweet lady. You are remembered very fondly by a ton of your students. October 24 at 8:23pm via  · Like Gregory L. Jackson I remember her too, but not as clearly as the other teachers. October 24 at 8:26pm · Like Guy Johnson My all-time favorite. I just talked to her about a month ago.She made a huge impact on my life. October 25 at 1:44am · Edited · Like Pam Stewart Jackson Mrs. Forsyth was one of my favorites! I remember the spiral fire escape too! Kind of scary but fun!!! October 25 at 1:07pm · Like · 2 Christine Murphy My favorite teacher. Because of her I love to read. October 26 at 6:51am · Like · 1 Guy Johnson Mike Anselmi and I are going to be pall bearers for her. I never in my wildest dreams thought I'd be doing this for her.I am honored. October 26 at 4:04pm · Like