Carol Joyce Mansfield
Carol Joyce Mansfield, age 84, of Newbury Township, peacefully passed away Dec. 7, 2023, in her home surrounded by her loving family.
She was born in Cleveland and moved to Chardon at the age of 9. There they had a hobby farm raising sheep and horses.
Carol graduated from Chardon High School in 1957 and worked as a bank teller on the Chardon Square. A few years out of high school, her good friend Aggie introduced her to Hank at a hayride he was hosting at his farm. The rest is history. They built their life together in Newbury, raising their two children.
They loved to travel, taking their family on many trips and adventures. They had a hobby farm of their own, raising black wool sheep. She was very involved in 4-H and The Great Geauga County Fair.
Carol loved raising black wool sheep. She and her husband, and family traveled around the country going to wool festivals and fairs showing her sheep. When she wasn’t showing sheep, they would travel around the country to tractor shows. When they weren’t doing tractor shows, they loved to travel and go on adventures with their friends and family.
Carol and Hank will always be remembered as the kindest of people. We ask that you remember her long life with family and friends, and not her death.
Carol is survived by her two sons, Harold Jr. (Erin McKay) and Bryan; two grandsons, Spencer and Jackson; younger brother, Paul Jacobs (Pamela); sister, Janice Croson (Robert); brother-in-law, Paul; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Joyce (nee Kogler) Jacobs; and Harold Lee Sr., her husband of 59 years.
Per her request, there will be no calling hours. A private service will be held later.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests those wanting to make contributions in Carol Mansfield’s memory to do so to the Geauga County 4-H Advisory Committee. Donations can be made to the Geauga County 4-H Clubs at OSUE Geauga, P.O. Box 387, Burton, OH 44021; or The Hospice of Western Reserve (Mentor Division), 17876 St Clair Ave., Cleveland, OH 44110.
Arrangements made by Burr Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Chardon. Information and condolences online at www.burrservice.com.
