CAROL M. MULLEN

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE IN CAROL'S NAME TO: PRESBYTERIAN DISASTER ASSISTANCE www.pda.pcusa.org AND / OR ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL 501 ST. JUDE PLACE MEMPHIS, TN 38105-9959 www.stjude.org : VISITATION: MONDAY: JULY 1, 2024 3PM 7PM STICKLE-SOLTESZ FUNERAL HOME FUNERAL SERVICE: TUESDAY: JULY 2, 2024 11AM OAK RIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 342 OAK RIDGE ROAD OAK RIDGE, NJ 07438 Carol Mullen, 81, of Jefferson Township passed away on June 28th, 2024 after a 6-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was surrounded by her husband, children, and grandchildren. Carol is survived by her husband of almost 60 years, Daniel, daughters Nancy Lynn and Kathleen, sons-in-law Yoshi and Paul, and granddaughters Molly, Grace, Emma, and Abby. Carol was born on July 22, 1942, in Paterson, NJ to her parents William and Mabel Frost. She grew up in Wayne, NJ, attended Wayne High School and graduated from William Paterson University with a Bachelor of Arts in Education, K – 8, in 1964. She began her first year of teaching that September at the John F. Kennedy School in Wayne, NJ and then married the love of her life, Daniel, on November 7, 1964. Throughout the years, Carol was also a preschool teacher at Learning Land Preschool in Jefferson and the Children’s Garden in Sparta, as well as a library assistant at the Jefferson Township Public Library. She loved working locally, interacting with friends and neighbors daily. The most important things in Carol’s life were her family, friends, church, and mission work. Her family and friends were everything to Carol – a phone call away from her children and grandchildren at any time, day or night, being present to lend support by visiting nursing homes or checking in on a neighbor, and connecting the family, no matter how busy things got, to celebrate every holiday and birthday was a must. She treasured vacations with her family in the Outer Banks, thrilled to have everyone gathered together. Carol was an organizer, a connector of her family and friends. She was the glue for her family, and the glue for her beloved Hopi Trail community. Truly, her mission every day was to do the Lord’s work, helping others. The church was the center of her life; she served as both a Sunday School and Vacation Bible School teacher, was a youth group leader, and Moderator of Presbyterian Women and of the Deacons. She volunteered at the Manna House in Newton as well as at the Market Street Mission in Morristown. Please join Carol’s family at the visitation on Monday, July 1, 2024 from 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm at the Stickle-Soltesz Funeral Home, 187 La Rue Road, Newfoundland, NJ 07435 and funeral service Tuesday, June 2, 2024 at 11:00 am at the Oak Ridge Presbyterian Church in Oak Ridge, NJ. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in Carol’s memory to: Presbyterian Disaster Assistance; www.pda.pcusa.org and/or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959; www.stjude.org

CAROL M. MULLEN

July 22, 1942 - June 28, 2024