ADAMS, Mass. — Carole S. (Carpenter) Carlow, 83, of Adams, passed away on March 14, 2026. She was born in Adams on December 22, 1942, a daughter of the late Ronald L. and Mildred F. (Laliberte) Carpenter.

She attended Adams schools, graduating from the former Adams Memorial High School with the Class of 1960. Carole last worked as a teller at the former First Agricultural Bank and is successor, TD Bank in Adams., until retiring in 2006. Earlier, she worked at the former Sprague Electric, Gaylord’s and Cornish Wire.

She was a communicant of the Parish of St. John Paul II in Adams. She enjoyed sewing, trips to the casinos and fishing.

Left to cherish her memory is her loving, devoted husband of 62 years, Robert Bruce Carlow, Sr., whom she married on April 25, 1964; her sons Robert B. Carlow, Jr. (Dina) of Chesapeake, VA and Michael Carlow of Adams; 5 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; 3 siblings, Ronald Carpenter of Myrte Beach, SC, Richard Carpenter of Pittsfield, and James Carpenter ,Sr. (Judith) of Adams, and a host of other family and friends. She was predeceased by a brother, Raymond Carpenter, and a sister, Barbara Carpenter.

The funeral will be held on Thursday, March 19, at 1:00 PM in the PACIOREK FUNERAL HOME, 13 Hoosac St. Adams. Burial will follow in Cheshire Cemetery. A calling hour will be held on Thursday from 12 Noon until 1:00 PM, directly before the service, in the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to HospiceCare in the Berkshires, 877 South St. Pittsfield, MA 01201. T

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