Carol A Armitage

Armitage, Carol Ann, 78, of Spring Hill, FL, died peacefully on August 21, 2014. Carol was born on July 10, 1936 in Westfield, MA, to Sidney and Evelyn Dorrington.

Carol was a graduate of Westfield High School and Becker College. She had a successful career as an administrative assistant before retiring from her position as Customer Service Manager for Merriam-Webster, Inc. in Springfield, MA. Her proudest achievements were being a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

While in Massachusetts, she was a member of The Blandford Club, serving on the Board of Directors. She was also a Huntington representative to the Noble Hospital Auxiliary, taught women’s fitness classes for Gateway Adult Education, and was a member of the Church of the Atonement in Westfield. Carol was an avid golfer and was more recently a member of the Snowbird Club, Global Travel Club, Tennis Club, and a very active member of the Timber Pines community in Spring Hill. She enjoyed ballroom dancing, loved to read and was a lifelong advocate of a healthy lifestyle.

She is survived by her loving husband, Robert; children, Stephen and Andrew Delnickas & Mary Sterling; step-children, David, Mark, Glenn, & Paul Armitage; sister, Jean Teodore; brother, Donald Dorrington; 9 granddaughters, 1 grandson, and 1 great-grandson. A memorial church service is to be held on October 30, 2014 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church on Deltona Boulevard in Spring Hill at 1 PM. A Celebration of her Life will be following at the Church Hall. Donations in her memory can be made to the Alzheimer?s Association or to The Blandford Club, North Street, P.O. Box 876, Blandford, MA 01008.