Elinor 'Carol' Hepburn, 73

Elinor "Carol" Hepburn, 73, passed away, Saturday, April 9, 2005, in Sandpoint, Idaho, after a year-long battle with cancer.

Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 23, 2005, at St. Agnes Episcopal Church in Sandpoint with the Rev. J.P. Carver, vicar and the Rev. Barbara Carver, deacon officiating.

Carol was born on July 5, 1931, in Portland, Ore., to Olof and Delphine Dahlberg. She completed her nurses training in Lewiston, Idaho, in 1952 at St. Joseph's School of Nursing. During her nursing career, she was able to travel and do many things she loved. Her most memorable job was working in Saudi Arabia at the ARAMCO Hospital, where she met her husband, George.

Carol married George H. Hepburn Jr., on March 24, 1983, in Manama, Bahrain, just south of Saudi Arabia. They spent the past few years traveling around the United States, camping and doing their favorite past-time, square dancing. The couple moved to Sandpoint in 1998.

Carol was a hard worker, and an adventurer who loved to travel. She instilled in her children a strong work ethic and a love for the outdoors. She enjoyed knitting, sewing, and camping.

She is survived by her husband, George Hepburn of Sandpoint; two daughters, Jennifer Hunt and Carolyn Houghton, both of Boise, Idaho; a son, Dan Milligan of Lewiston; six grandchildren and a great granddaughter; six step-children, George Hepburn III of Chicago, Ill., Bill Hepburn of Atlanta, Ga., Judy Heslep of Orlando, Fla., Bob Hepburn of Orlando, Susan Hepburn of Orlando, Fla., and David Hepburn of Raleigh, N.C.; and a brother, Carl Dahlberg of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Carol was preceded in death by her parents, and one brother Paul Dahlberg.

Memorial donations may be made to the Shriner's Children Hospital, 911 W. Fifth Ave., Spokane, WA 99204.

Lakeview Funeral Home in Sandpoint is handling the arrangements. Please visit Carol's memorial at www.lakeviewfuneral.com and sign her online guest book.