Baldino, Carole (Melum) 

74 8/22/1935 7/9/2010 Carole grew up on a farm in Canby. 
She had a delightful, spirited personality and was very 
generous, with a joyful heart and amazing work ethic. She 
once borrowed her teenage son's size 13 baseball cleats to 
walk to work in an ice storm. She was an inspiration and had a 
knack for making people feel special. She was refreshingly 
direct. One of her favorite sayings was, "I just call it like I see 
it!" As a teenager she loved riding her horse, Sugar. She 
worked over 30 years at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and 
Medical Center as a food server. Carole passed away peacefully 
with her son by her side, holding her. Carole is survived by her 
loving son, Lee; daughter, Colleen; brother, Marvin Melum; and 
her devoted friend, Robert Perkins. A graveside service will be 
held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 15, 2010, in Zoar Lutheran 
Cemetery in Canby. For more information, contact Crown 
Memorial Center - Tualatin, at www.ANewTradition.com, or 
503-885-7800.

Published in The Oregonian on July 13, 2010