ROCKLAND — Carol A. Canty, 87, passed away into the loving arms of her Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, on November 2, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family, after complications from a fall, just in time to celebrate her son Ricky’s 69th birthday with him in Heaven.

Carol was born in Nesconset, New York, on October 26, 1939, the daughter of Spencer and Vera Hyland Lindley. She moved to Maine at the age of seven. Carol was baptized early in life and again on July 21, 1991. On July 27, 1957, she married Cecil S. Blastow; together they had two children, Richard “Ricky” and Terri “Sisa.” She was widowed at the age of twenty-five.

Throughout her life, Carol worked at many jobs in the public eye, mostly waitressing, including The Wayfarer, The Helm and Chez Michel alongside her daughter, Sisa. Carol was given the nickname CC from her co-workers. She moved to Florida for a season to work at the Gasparilla Inn. Always a hard worker, she earned her diploma in her 40s with her best friend Cynthia. They were so proud!

Carol was always the picture of class, and she loved to dress up. Beneath the polish was a woman who loved to laugh and have a good time, loved music of all kinds, dancing on tables at times. She loved to read, loved poetry, swimming and roller skating, even as an adult, bringing her grandchildren with her. She loved to decorate and fix up houses. She sang to her kids and grands, always the first to call on their birthdays to sing Happy Birthday to them. She loved to color and play games with them. She did jigsaw puzzles (up to 3 a day) and word searches daily and played Flinch with her daughter right up to her passing.

Every morning Sisa would call at 8:00 AM and ask, “How you doing, Momma?” and she answered, “Good as I get,” never complaining.

Carol loved her family deeply and spent countless hours with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, who adored her right back, making so many special memories with each of them, as she did with her children, siblings and friends. She also loved animals of all kinds, especially horses and dogs. Sabrina, her beloved golden retriever, and grand-dogs Sky, Oakley, Zeik and, most recently, Clyde were all there to greet her into Heaven!

She was predeceased by her first husband, Cecil “Shirley” Blastow; her second husband, Richard “Dicky” Canty; her son, Richard “Ricky” Blastow; her sister Shirley Coltart; and, most recently, her brother-in-law, Billy Stuart, as well as many other loved ones.

Carol is survived by her daughter, Terri and her husband Tim Hallowell of Thomaston; her first son-in-law, Craig Hilchey of South Thomaston; her grandchildren Audra and Michael Geisler of Lincolnville, Casey and Brian Goding of Bristol, Danielle and John Andrade of Brunswick, Bayleigh and Garrett Thorbjornson of Brunswick and Tenants Harbor, Cody and Hillary Hallowell of Mattamiscontis; her great-grandchildren, who called her Kackle, Brecken and Grayden Geisler, Oliver and Helen Goding, Jaylah Andrade Littlefield and her husband Micah Littlefield of Richmond; Tianna, Asher, Vidonia, Redding, Temple and Murray Andrade, Haynes, and twins Natalie and Edison Hallowell; her great-great-grandchildren, Gideon and Alanna Littlefield; her sister Gayle Stuart of Tenants Harbor; her brother, Harry Steele and his wife Pat of Virginia and their families; as well as many nieces and nephews; and her best friend Betty and the Dunkin Donuts Coffee Club.

A celebration of Carol’s life will be held Saturday, November 21, 2026, at 11 a.m., at the Pursuit Church, 215 Limerock Street, Rockland. A reception will follow.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Billy Stuart Memorial Sports Scholarship Fund, c/o St. George Parks and Rec., P.O. Box 131, St. George, ME 04860. 

Arrangements are in the care of Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock Street, Rockland.