LENOX, Mass. —  Carol Forsley Smerling, 77, of Millbrook, N.Y. and formerly of Lenox, died Wednesday, Aug. 19 at Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie.

Smerling was born Jan 31, 1943, in Pittsfield to the late Dr. Edward T. Forsleyand Alice Gleason Forsley. She attended local schools.

Carol worked as a real estate agent, a profession she truly loved, in Millbrook for W.J. Lavery, Co. and was their leading salesperson through the years.

A dog lover throughout her life, she adopted several greyhounds and was very involved in Greyhound Rescue. She was a generous supporter of the Humane Society.

Besides her husband, Theodore Smerling, Carol is survived by her son John Smerling and his wife Joanne of Pine Brook, NY.; two brothers, Daniel P. Forsley of Pittsfield and Stephen C. Forsley of Bernardston; and two lifelong friends, Susan Bisacca McNinch and Dorothy Bisacca Winsor of Lenox with whom she shared her love of horses and horseback riding.

Besides her parents, Carol was predeceased by her brothers; Edward T. Forsely, Jr. in 2018, and John J. Forsley in 1955.

Funeral Notice: In accordance with Carol's wishes, all services were private. Burial was held in St. Ann Cemetery in Lenox. Memorial donations in Carol's memory may be made to the Berkshire Humane Society in care of the Roche Funeral Home, 120 Main Street, Lenox, MA 01240.

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