Carol Anne Robinson Myers, 87, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2026, surrounded by her children.
Carol was born on April 22, 1938, to Neil Snow Robinson and Henrietta Beal Robinson. Some of her earliest memories were how she enjoyed “helping” on her grandpa’s/dad’s farm (the Robinson Lokshellow Dairy Farm) with the Guernsey cows and helping her mom with gardening and with raising chickens and rabbits. She also spoke of the difficulties during WW2; the rationing of items like meat and sugar, annual shoe allotment and community-wide bomb drills.
Her mother was instrumental in opening Terman School – an elementary school close to their home – and Carol Anne began her education there. Terman (located at the corner of Cairns Road and Bowman Street Road) was a 1-room schoolhouse heated by a potbellied stove with an outhouse nearby. The family later moved to town and Carol Anne attended Roseland School, then Appleseed Junior High for 7th grade.
Carol Anne’s family relocated to the family farm, so she returned to the Madison School district. She attended the newly built Lincoln Heights Elementary School for 8th grade then Madison High School (on the hill of SR 42). At Madison she played in the school band. She also played half-court basketball for the GAA (Girl’s Athletic Association of the Y). During high school she helped with her dad’s 3rd generation auctioneering business and worked in her dad’s real estate office in the summers. She also met the love of her life, Ervin Myers. They had their first date after a Loudonville-Madison football game at Loudonville in 1955. They dated for the remainder of high school and through college.
After graduating from Madison in 1956, Carol Anne attended Baldwin Wallace College; her mother and grandmother were both teachers and she decided to pursue a teaching degree. She was a member of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority, where she met many lifelong friends. She graduated with a Bachelor’s in Education, certified in K-8, in 1960.
She and Ervin married in 1960. Ervin’s family had a tradition of July 3rd weddings; his grandparents were married July 3, 1901, his parents were married July 3, 1936, and his sister married July 3, 1946. Carol Anne and Ervin wanted to continue the Myers tradition so they married July 3, 1960. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in July 2025.
After graduating and marrying, Carol Anne worked in Olmsted Falls teaching Kindergarten for 2 years where she realized that education was her passion. She continued her teaching career when she and Ervin returned to Mansfield. She was one of two teachers in the Mansfield area with experience teaching Kindergarten, so she was hired to develop and teach the first Kindergarten curriculum for the Mansfield City Schools. She taught split sessions at Hedges School and Empire School for 2 years, then taught Kindergarten at Newman School for 5 years.
With the arrival of her second child, she stepped away from teaching other people’s children to be able to spend more time with her own. She actively engaged in her children’s education by coordinating the Lincoln Heights School Mother’s Club, volunteering as room mother for her children’s classrooms, and volunteering as a school nurse. She also dedicated over a decade to Girl Scouts as a leader and enjoyed volunteering at Camp Niniwan in the summers. She represented the Service Unit on the Heritage Trails Girl Scout Council for several years. This was a busy time for her as she also completed her Master’s degree from Laverne College in K-12 Special Ed; her specialty was Schools Without Failure.
She returned to teaching for 2 years at Madison North Junior High before moving to Madison Comprehensive High School to teach Special Ed, where she remained until her retirement after 32 years of teaching. During her time at Madison High School, she took the role of class advisor for several graduating classes. In 1986 she became assistant Key club advisor, and the following year she took over as advisor. She planned events and travelled with the Key Club members to conventions. She remained in this role until her retirement in 2000.
Carol Anne loved to travel. When she was young, she went to Cheyenne Wyoming with her Girl Scout troop. She attended the National Convention in Chicago when Eisenhower was nominated for president; she still has her “I Like Ike” dress. She traveled to New York with her high school class and explored Europe with a college group. She helped plan our family trips throughout the United States. She and Ervin went to Germany twice; once with the German club while she was working at Madison High School. She went to Norway when her daughter Alison studied abroad there. She and Ervin went on 26 cruises after they retired.
They traveled throughout the continental United States and to Hawaii, Alaska, Mexico, Caribbean, Germany (Luther land), and England. They also travelled once or twice a year to stay at their favorite place for sunsets – Caseville Michigan. Carol Anne particularly enjoyed the family road trips to the western United States and the family cruises in Hawaii, up the US/Canadian east coast to Quebec and the Alaska cruisetour.
Carol Anne’s dad was one of the founding members of Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, and she was in the church’s second catechism class. She felt at home at that church and maintained her membership there throughout her life. Along with attending Bible studies and volunteering for altar guild, she also served several years on church council and one year as president. She taught catechism classes for a few years and Sunday School classes for 30 years. After retiring she volunteered on the church reception committee for almost 15 years.
She was a member of the Ruth Chapter #17 Order of Eastern Star, the Advisory Board for Mansfield #32 Order of Rainbow Girls, and the Demolay Mother’s Club. She was also a member of the Women’s Republican Club and worked the polls for many years. She was a member of the Republican Central Committee for almost 50 years.
Carol Anne enjoyed gardening and she loved being outdoors in warm weather. She could be found planting, weeding and watering her vegetable plants and flowers throughout the growing season. She made sure that Ervin had easy access to fresh tomatoes and that the porch was full of cheery flowering plants. One of her favorite flowers was the daffodil, but she loved all spring bulbs, colorful flowers and fragrant moonflowers. She also spent time feeding the birds and made sure to place bluebird houses around her yard – far away from the wren houses. She always had her binoculars and bird identification book handy and would be so excited when she saw an unusual bird at her feeders.
Carol Anne was a tea drinker and felt strongly that one should drink tea from a proper china teacup. If there was not a teacup available, Ervin would buy a teacup during their trips so that she could enjoy her tea. When she had time, Carol Anne enjoyed china painting and she painted many teacups with matching saucers.
Carol Anne loved her family and was extremely proud of her grandchildren. She and Ervin remembered family members’ birthdays with early morning phone calls singing ‘Happy Birthday’. She also baked cakes or cookies to celebrate milestones and sent care packages (complete with raisins for iron!) to grandchildren when they were away. She was proud of her nephews Brent and Mike, as well as her cousin Kelly whom she regarded as a niece. She considered the world to be her extended family; she and Ervin were known as “Grandma and Grandpa” to the regulars at Denny’s restaurant and they brought snacks, pens and a caring ear to the Denny’s community.
She lived her life based on the last advice she gave: take care of one another, and be kind to everyone.
She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Ervin Myers; her brother, Charles (Shirley) Robinson; her children, Susanne (Tim) Carmack, Alison (Dale) Miller, and Robin (Mary) Myers; grandchildren, Brianna Carmack, Amelia Carmack, Carlton Miller (Emily Andrukat fiancée), Neil Miller, Kathryn Myers and Lelia Myers; cousins, Ed Hall, Kelly (Andy) Honse and Jill (Gary) Knight; nephews, Brent (Shannon) Robinson, Mike (Missy) Robinson; and various grand-nieces/nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Neil and Henrietta Robinson; mothers-in-law, Marie Myers and Lois Myers; father-in-law, Carl Myers; sisters-in-law, Nanceita Hoffman and Naomi Hoffman; brother-in-law, Bill Hoffman; niece/nephew, Larry (Sandy) Hoffman; cousin, Louise Hall; and grandchild, Caitlyn Carmack.
The family will receive friends from 5:00-8:00 pm on Friday, February 6, 2026, at Wappner Funeral Directors and Crematory-Ontario, 100 S. Lexington-Springmill Road. The funeral service conducted by Pastor Katherine Pennington will be held at Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 525 W. Cook Road, Mansfield, at 11:00 am, Saturday with additional visitation beginning at 10:00 am. She will be laid to rest in Mansfield Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Ohio Bird Sanctuary or Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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