Carol Linda Chollick, 88, of Holmdel passed away Tuesday.

Born Carol Linda Fisher on April 27, 1937, she grew up in Sunnyside, Queens with her parents, Henry and Josephine, and younger sister Suzanne. At just 16 Carol met her husband, Gilbert Chollick at Alfred University and was married in1957. Together they raised three children: Jane, Richard and Peter. They moved to Holmdel, NJ in 1972 where Carol lived in her beloved home on Fox Hunt Road for almost 50 years even after Gil died in 2010. She ended up in Dallas, Texas, close to Jane and Richard due to injuries that prevented her from going home.

Carol was a voracious reader and there was usually a book and NY Times by her side. Her knowledge base was broadened even more by regular visits to NYC museums and theaters, annual foreign trips she and Gil took and by the art they collected along the way.

Her career path in the field of social work was a perfect fit with her personality: always calm and positive and a natural problem solver. She thrived on connecting with people and being a sound board for them. She maintained friendships from as far back as elementary school by simply keeping in touch, the telephone was literally an extension of her.

Carol is survived by her daughter Jane Waggoner and son-in-law Rob Spratt and sons Richard and Peter Chollick, daughter-in-law Cara Chollick, four grandchildren: Madeline Waggoner Mack and grandson-in-law Ben Mack, Will Chollick, Henry and Kate Chollick and two great grandchildren: Charlie and Gigi Mack.

Her trademark smile and insightful, intelligent input will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Visitation will be Monday, November 10^th from 9:30-10:00 AM at the Holmdel Funeral Home, 26 S. Holmdel Road, Holmdel, NJ 07733. The service will follow at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at Holmdel Cemetery.