Ms. Caroline Eleanor Grant

March 17, 2018

Dr. Caroline Eleanor Grant of Kingston, ON Passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 17, 2018 in Toronto General Hospital at aged 69. Caroline was born on December 15, 1948 in Brockville, Ontario and spent her childhood in Prescott, Ontario. Loving daughter of Eleanor Marguerite (nee Toombs) of Sarnia, Ontario and the late Leslie Samuel Grant. Cherished sister of Lee Ann Nickles of Sarnia ON, Stephen (Wanda, deceased) Grant of Sarnia ON, Paul (Judy) Grant of Novar, ON, Victoria (Richard) Deakin of Brampton, ON. Special aunt to Christina, Todd, Timothy, Shawn, Jennifer, Nathan, Samuel, and Jackson. Great aunt to TaraLyn and Callen. She will be greatly missed by family and friends in Brockville, Prescott and Kingston. Caroline was a graduate of McGill University and obtained a PHD in Microbiology and enjoyed a long career in cancer research at Queens University. Since retiring from research she enjoyed working part time at Canadian Tire in Kingston and which she referred to as her fun job. Quilting was Caroline’s passion. She enjoyed the close companionship of her Kingston “family” the Sew Sew Girls and was also active in the Limestone Quilting Guild. Caroline loved to travel and frequented quilting shows and enjoyed visiting family. Please share your memories of Caroline as you stitch and sew. As per Caroline’s wishes, cremation has taken place and no service will be held. Memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Liver Foundation (www.liver.ca) or the charity of your choice. “What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” Helen Keller