RAYMOND- Carol W. Place died with grace and dignity at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on September 2, 2019. Born in Newton, Massachusetts on January 24, 1942, Carol was the only child of the late Elliott Wayne and Ruth Townsend Worcester. Following the premature death of her mother in October of 1943, her father remarried the late Betty Norris, with whom he had Carol's five siblings, Elliott, Jacquie, Paul, Beth, and Wynne. After graduating from Hingham High School, where she was elected a member of the National Honor Society during her junior year, Carol attended Colby College in Waterville, Maine, from which she graduated in 1964. Carol married George W. Place on October 2, 1971. They raised a blended family of six children: Nancy, Elizabeth, Bill, and Robert (from George's first marriage), John (from Carol's first marriage) and together they had Andy. Since the summer of 1977 they have lived at the family home on Crescent Lake in Raymond, Maine. Carol loved to be of service to others. "Big Sis" helped raise her younger siblings, served on numerous committees at St. Anne's Episcopal Church (including time as both Junior and Senior Warden), and acted as the "Maine Mom" for her students at the University of Medicine and Health Sciences. She enjoyed making people feel welcome, known, and valued, and she cared deeply about their lives and experiences. A classic New Englander, Carol had a great sense of humor, was practical (aka frugal), and always had a story to tell. She never met an ink cartridge that couldn't be recycled, was in the Hannaford's Hall of Fame for their CLYNK returnables program, and could be counted on to leave voicemail messages over two minutes in length. When asked to recount her medical history as a result of numerous doctor's visits over the past 14 months, her support team would settle in for the long haul, knowing she wouldn't leave out a single detail. Most importantly, Carol was a loving wife, mom, sister, aunt, grandmother, and friend. She did not judge, never had a bad word to say about anyone, and was adored by all who met her. Her love for those who knew her was unconditional, and she was in so many ways the key to the people we have become. In the words of a friend she met during the last stages of her life, "this world has lost one of its best, but heaven gained an angel." Carol is survived by her husband of almost 49 years George W. Place; six children: Nancy Kopack and husband Bill of Westbrook, Elizabeth Place and husband Michael Klauer of Landisburg, PA, Bill Place and wife Julie of Pittsburgh, PA, Robert Place and wife Heat her of Redding, CA, John Suitor and wife Gail of Boulder, CO, and Andy Place and wife Gina of Westwood, MA; five brothers and sisters: Elliott Worcester and wife Sallie of Raymond, Jacquie Cohen of Powder Springs, GA, Paul Worcester and wife Janet of Plymouth, MA, Beth Godino and husband Jim of Dallas, GA, and Wynne Snell and husband Colin of Bedford, NH; 20 grandchildren (Sam Drucker, Laura Kopack, Karen Kopack, Jim Kopack, Sarah McNally, Emily Sullivan, Benjamin Klauer, Adam Klauer, Grace Klauer, Lucas Klauer, William Place, Allison Place, Jennifer Place, Ryan Place, Elizabeth Suitor, Madison Suitor, Catherine Suitor, Avery Place, Molly Place, and Elly Place); and 14 great grandchildren. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 7th, at St. Ann's Episcopal Church, 40 Windham Center Road, Windham, Maine, 04062. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made in memory of Carol Place to the Outreach Programs at St. Ann's Episcopal Church. To leave condolences, and to participate in Carol's online tribute, visit Www.DolbyBlaisSegee.com.