Carol Lee McIntosh died on June 24, 2022 at her home in Hermiston at the age of 81.
She was born on March 3, 1941 in Los Angeles, Calif. to Jim and Kathryn Vick Gilmour.
Carol was raised in the bay area of California. She married William “Bill” Wright and they had two children, Bret and Jennifer. They moved to Eastern Oregon in the late 1960s and later divorced. Carol married Jack McIntosh on Dec. 28, 1989 in Hermiston.
She owned and operated Buttercreek Kennel from the mid-1980s until the late 1990s and later worked at Arlene’s Hallmark and then Ace Hardware until she retired. Her husband, Jack, passed away just nine days after Carol on July 3, 2022.
Carol was very involved in her children’s activities: swimming, 4-H and at the Umatilla High School in the photography department. She was very proud of her involvement with Operation Thank You, sending care packages to our troops. Carol loved the ocean and enjoyed whale watching, calligraphy, photography and sunflowers.
She is survived by her children, Bret Wright and wife Michelle, Woodland, Calif., Jennifer Edgmand and her husband Mike, Weston, Donna McIntosh, Condon, Michael McIntosh and his wife Kelly, Salem, Max McIntosh and his wife Jennifer, Kent, Wash., and Monty McIntosh and his wife Becki, La Grande; and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Carol was preceded in death by her parents and her stepfather, Louis Mead.
A family gathering will be held.
Those who wish may make contributions in Carol’s memory to Whale Research Eco Excursions, Depoe Bay.
Please share memories of Carol with her family at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.
