Our sweet Caroline peacefully departed from this world last night, February 1st at 10:56 pm. She was surrounded by her loving caregiver and husband, Larry; all three of her children- Brian, Lisa, and Mark; Mark's wife Lisa; her sister Pam and her niece Kelly. We will have more information regarding funeral arrangements later today. In the following week I will share more of the experience of her peaceful passing.
A few weeks ago we found an audio recording of her tender voice so we set it to music and some of our favorite memories of her below:
I'm so sorry for you loss. Lisa, if there is anything I can do please let me know. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. -Jana
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry for your families loss. Caroline was such, IS such a wonderful person. I've known her for a few short years but I grew to love her in that time. This was a beautiful video and I loved hearing her voice and testimony. I have no doubt that she was swarmed with anxious souls wanting to hug in thanks for doing their temple work. Love you Caroline.
ReplyDeleteLove............
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful tribute to an amazing woman. It made me laugh and it made me cry. We are praying for you. She will be missed.
ReplyDeleteMy heart goes out to all of you. What a loving lady. What a wonderful committed Mom, Wife and Grandma. I am so sorry for your loss. I am sure you are so thankful you could all be there with her, and she is too.
ReplyDeleteOur thoughts and prayers are with you.....
ReplyDeleteThe Lieberman Family
Sitting here at work trying to hold it together--what a beautiful video--and what a GREAT woman. So kind to my family when they needed her and I fighting the "big fire"....and took me and wife to the federal building one rainy day 12 years ago to teach us about how to use microfiche and census records. We'll miss you Caroline....and the Turner's are here for you Rober Family.
ReplyDeleteWhat a strong family you are! I will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers. Your mom was a very sweet and strong woman! I am glad I was in the ward with you all growing up.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful presentation you put together. It was so touching. Your family will be in our thoughts and prayers. Love you Caroline and the example of love and goodness you have left imprinted on our hearts. :)
ReplyDeleteOur thoughts and prayers are with all of you...We will miss you Caroline... Jeanette
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry for your loss. Your family is in our prayers.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful tribute to a beautiful woman with a wonderful family!! You are in our thoughts and prayers.
ReplyDeleteMy heart is very full of love for one of my all-time favorite people and favorite families!!!! I love all of you so much, and although I still remember Brian, Lisa and Mark as little children, I know that you have grown to be incredible adults. I will aways remember Caroline's laugh and her ability to make me think I was important. I love you all! The gospel is true. It's times like these that forever families has great meaning. You will be in my thoughts and prayers!! Love you all! Love, Kerry O'Brien Fulton
ReplyDeleteSo sorry for the loss of your sweet wife, mother, and grandma. Your video tribute was so touching--and the sassy pictures were sooo "vintage Caroline". My love and prayers are with all of you. Wish we lived closer to attend the services.
ReplyDeletethoughts and prayers for your family.
ReplyDeleteMelissa from Kansas
I'm so sorry and look forward to seeing you soon. That was a perfect video. I'm at work so I was apprehensive to watch it because I wasn't sure I would be able to hold it together. Instead I spent most of the time laughing. Thats Aunt Caroline for you. Love you guys.
ReplyDeleteThinking about you all in this time!!
ReplyDeleteI am overwhelmed with emotions after seeing your beautiful video. What an amazing family, I am so thankful I got to know you all at Lisa's wedding. I will forever hold close those memories. Thank you for showing me what true love, devotion to your family, and courage is. I will continue to pray for your family. I love you all.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing such a sweet tribute. My life has been blessed by the association with sweet Caroline and Larry. I am grateful to know of her great faith and understanding of our Heavenly Father's plan. She has blessed many and will continue to do so. I send my love, thoughts and prayers to all of you. May the Lord watch over and share his peace and love with you. Will Love
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your journey in even the rawest (yet most beautiful) moments. I can't imagine having gone through all you have gone through. May you give yourself the space to grieve and rest.
ReplyDeleteKnow you are in my thoughts and prayers.
I am so sorry for your family's loss. I have watched the beautiful, touching tribute over and over with tear-filled eyes. Your Mom has touched so many lives, Lisa.....mine included. Like you, I took care of my beloved mother in the last months of her life. My heart goes out to you and your entire family. I am sending you hugs, my prayers and my love
ReplyDeleteShirleen Kidd
You are all in our thoughts and prayers! Caroline will be greatly missed but we know that she is in a better place and will be reunited with you all someday!
ReplyDeleteAll our love!
You don't know me but I was introduced to Caroline's blog through a friend. Your video was beautiful. What a beautiful woman who lived a beautiful life. My condolences for your early loss. Like her I have a testimony that she is happy and you'll be together again.
ReplyDeleteAMAZING and BEAUTIFUL video! I love your family and Lisa my thoughts are with you! Seriously love you! Let me know if you need ANYTHING! Our thoughts and prayers are with you!
ReplyDeleteThis is my first blog comment at any site and my words cannot express the gratitude that I have for our sweet Caroline’s example of courage, dignity, strength and peace throughout her entire journey with ALS.
ReplyDeleteAlthough emotionally hard on us, we would often peer into her blogs because we care and wanted to see where she was with her battle. And we have always been inspired and impressed by the same attributes found in Caroline to also be found in Lisa, Larry, Brian and Mark.
From our very first sacrament meeting in a new ward, Caroline was the first to greet us, take us to our classroom and introduce us to the ward. Her smile and her joyful spirit will always be in our minds and hearts forever.
We’re grateful to have been a small part of her life,
Larry Hinds (P2)
Thank you for sharing the video. It is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteErin Lutes
I did not know your Caroline, but I am so sorry to hear of the loss of a fellow genealogist. I read about her amazing volunteer work in the Southern California Chapter of APG and for the Whittier Genealogy Society. Please know that you are in my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteYou are in our prayers.... what a wonderful and amazingly beautiful video. You are so strong! Keep up your example.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful testimony. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers. We love you.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry for your loss. Caroline was ONE SPECIAL person.
ReplyDeleteOur prayers are with you all at this time. Nancy
What a beautiful video of a beautiful woman. Our hearts go out to you at this time. We will miss sweet Caroline.
ReplyDeleteLove the Nielsen Family
An amazing tribute to an amazing woman. Thank you for sharing this journey, you've all been wonderful examples of the pure love of Christ. We will continue to keep you all in our prayers. You are all always in our thoughts. Much love to you all.
ReplyDeleteThe Christoffersen Family (V2)
We will miss seeing sister Caroline's spunky, sweet personality, but we will keep it in our hearts and minds. April said it is easy to see why Bishop Rober fell in love with sister Caroline. We remember her running around during a game last Valentines Day party. That memory makes us smile. The tribute was perfect, thoroughly heart warming. Your family is such an inspiration. We wish you peace and comfort.
ReplyDeleteThe Armbrust family
Larry, What a sad moment for you and your family, but also a beautiful reminder of Caroline as a Wife, a Mother, a Grandmother and a friend.
ReplyDeleteKnow that our thoughts and our prayers are with you all. Tom and Marilyn Crull
Such a beautiful tribute! Caroline will be so missed. Know you are in our thoughts and prayers at this difficult time. Love to all.
ReplyDeleteLyndsay Mitchell Martin and Family
Larry, just learned about your loss with the passing of Caroline. Our sincere condolences to you and your wonderful eternal family.
ReplyDeleteSteve Easton and daughters...
Such a lovely tribute to a lovely lady. Our condolences to Larry and the entire family.
ReplyDeleteJudy & John Crowder
Hello my mother is friends with Pamela and Caroline. This was a beautiful video and it brought tears to my eyes. Caroline was one of the sweetest women I have met in my 17 years on this earth. I am honored to have met such an intellectual and kind-hearted person who had so much faith in everyone around her. My prayers are with you all.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you, love Chiara,Christina,& Norman Perbil
To Larry .. It's is hard to beleive that the vivacious Caroline we saw in July has left this world. I shall always remember her as a creative wonderful friend.. always helping me with the Young Women when I was President. And I will always remmber the Christmas decorations in every nook of the house.
ReplyDeleteTo Lisa .. I don't know if you remember me, but I remenber a darling little girl. Seeing in some of the pixtgures, Sister Palmer thinks you are as lovely as your Mother. Know that we are thinking about all of you and send our love to all of you. Wish we could be there to give you a hug.
George & Karen Palmer/South Jordan, Utah/previous members of the Placenta second Ward from 1980-1992
No words can express the deep sorrow that prevails over the passing life of our dear Missy. She was truly an Angel on Earth, and now an Angel in Heaven. I can picture her now, meeting up with some passed-on distant relatives, questioning them on their lives, to finally complete some unfinished genealogy task. That picture puts a smile on my face! Missy told me that was one of her goals once she arrived in Heaven, and I am sure she wasted no time, and started right to work! She will be enormously missed! Our selfishness would have wished Missy could have stayed with us longer. The true blessing is she is no longer suffering from this terrible disease. Missy is at peace with our Lord Savior!! Our love and prayers are with you: Larry, Brian, Lisa and Mark and your extended family; with Missy’s dear sister, Pam and family; and with all the other extended family members, and friends. As we pray for the comfort of the Rober family and friends, let us also pray to find a cure for ALS, and other diseases that have taken our loved ones away too soon! Love, Cousin Sharon & family
ReplyDeleteALWAYS sending thoughts your way. We will forever miss Caroline Rober. May your memories of her always be with you.
ReplyDeleteCaroline (or Sister Rober as we knew her), had been invited to help our stake with Family History training on a number of occasions. She was always willing to assist and came prepared not only with the necessary skills, but with an ability to work with the members of the stake who had the ability to present her with a myriad of questions.
ReplyDeleteMy wife and I also had the pleasure of obtaining some assistance from Caroline during one of her last times that she worked at the FH History in Orange. She was gracious, and in spite of her situation, was very helpful.
Our prayers are with the family.
Sincerely,
Bro Mickelsen
Fullerton California Stake
Family History Director