Joanne Cora Hull (Dal Pozzo) Carroll

Joanne, our cherished wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother (GramGram), cousin and friend passed away peacefully on September 20, 2016. She will always be remembered by her beautiful smile, kindness, humor, generosity, style, honesty and loving heart. Joanne C Carroll was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Lucille and Bob Hull on September 28, 1929. She attended grammar school in many Southern California communities, La Cumbre Jr. High, and Santa Barbara High. She was a student at the UCSB- Riviera campus and served an apprenticeship for X-ray technology at Cottage Hospital.

Joanne married Robert D Carroll on May 7th, 1955, they raised their three sons and were married for 45 years until Bob passed away too soon on September 28, 2000. She was also married to Dick Dal Pozzo for 12 years before he passed in 2013.

She served at the Old Mission as a Council Secretary, Eucharistic Minister, and Wedding Coordinator. She was a talented seamstress, also enjoyed knitting and other hand crafts. She belonged to many ladies groups, including Cottage Hospital “Pink Ladies”, Los Pequeños Auxiliary, The Yacht Club, bridge group and she belonged to Nu Phi Delta Chi (a non-academic sorority) for 65 years. Dancing was one of her favorite pastimes.

She is survived by her three sons; Scott and his wife Holly, James and his wife Karen, and Patrick, 12 grandchildren; Jason, Lauren, Michele, Krystal, Cody, Parker, Jamie, Mark, Sean, Bobby, Jake and Peyton, 5 great grandchildren; Mateo, Coralie, Sage, Paloa, Adalyse, and many nieces, nephews and cousins; among them Eleanor Shrader. She dearly loved her sons and their families.

“Thank you Lord for the wonderful life.” -Joanne Carroll

The services will be held at Calvary Cemetery at 10:30am Saturday, September 24, 2016. In lieu of flowers please donate to your favorite charity.