Carol Jean Curran (nee Gifford) 80, of New Harbor Maine, died on Tuesday May 10, 2022, at Calvert Memorial Hospital, Prince Frederick, Maryland. She was born January 8, 1942 in Damariscotta, Maine. She graduated from Bristol High School in Bristol, Me., in 1960.  She attended the University of Maine-Portland studying Liberal Arts, where she met her Husband of over Sixty years John Anthony Curran. They moved to Maryland to start their family. John worked as Manufacturing Engineer and worked his way up to Director of Operations for Fairchild Ind., Gould Ind., and ComSat Ind.  Their first child, Francis Joseph, born in 1961, followed by Joanne Marie Fayette (deceased) in 1964, and finally Daniel Christopher in 1966.  In 1968, the family settled in Hyattsville, Md, on Decatur Street, where Carol and John raised their family. Carol, a talented artist and painter, set up a corner in their basement to paint, mostly seascapes of her hometown, New Harbor. She was active in the Landover Hill Boys and Girls Club, and was on the Board of Directors for LHBC for many years.  She went to work at Woolco, in New Carrolton, to help send her sons to DeMatha Catholic High School and Joanne to Elizabeth Anne Seton High School, and in a very short time at Woolco, she was promoted to Assistant Manager in charge of cashiers.  She was also active in the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Prince George’s Lodge #1778, where she served as President of the Lady of the Elks.

Carol and John moved to Prince Frederick in 1999, towards retirement, where they were active with Calvert Elks #2620.  She was happy to be close to her best friend, her daughter Joanne. Carol and John were both volunteers at Charlotte Hall Veteran’s Home, throughout the years she was there aiding the Easter Bunny or as Mrs. Santa Claus visiting the veterans.

She is survived by her husband, John A. Curran; her two sons, Frank and Dan; her sister Carla Ann Fossett and Kendall Fossett; her brother Christopher Gifford and Gail Gifford; and many nieces and nephews. Carol is predeceased by her mother Rhoda Emma Gifford (nee. Hilton), her father, Carl Edward Gifford, and her loving daughter, Joanne Marie Fayette (nee. Curran).

Memorial Contributions may be made to Elks National Foundation, (ENF) at the Calvert Elks Lodge #2620, P.O. Box 1040 Prince Frederick, Md. 20678.