Carol Stephens, 42 / Sept. 16, 1968 — July 30, 2011

Published 10:11 pm Monday, August 1, 2011

Carol Stephens, 42
Sept. 16, 1968 — July 30, 2011

Carol Elizabeth Stephens, 42, of Northfield, Vt. died Saturday, July 30, 2011 at her home on Crescent Avenue, surrounded by her family.
She was born Sept. 16, 1968 in Niles, the daughter of Walter & Georgia (Bohmann) Hornberger. She is a graduate of Niles High School, Class of 1986. She went on to earn a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Memphis.
She married her childhood sweetheart, Thomas Stephens, in Niles on June 20, 1987.
She joined the Norwich University faculty in 1996 as a professor of mechanical engineering.  She was a passionate teacher and was regarded by her students as the most challenging and liked professor.
She was a member of the Grace Church in Northfield, Licensed Professional Engineers of Vermont, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society of Women Engineers and Tau Beta Phi. Carol was very active in her church as well as the Girl Scouts and the Northfield Elementary School, mentoring young girls. She enjoyed sewing and was particularly fond of the outdoors, hiking, gardening and snowshoeing, to name a few.
Survivors include her parents, Walter and Georgia Hornberger of Niles; her husband, Thomas Stephens of Northfield; her children, Emma Lillian Stephens and James Walter Stephens of Northfield; two siblings, Donna Medlin of Niles and Tammy Perkins of Rockford, Mich.; her mother in-law, Shirley Stephens of Niles; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be held Thursday, Aug. 4 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Kingston Funeral Home, 35 Slate Ave. in Northfield.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, Aug. 5 at 11 a.m. at the Norwich University’s White Chapel in Northfield.
Burial will follow the service in the Vermont Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery in Randolph Center.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Community Emergency Relief Volunteers, c/o Town Clerk, 51 South Main St., or the Emma & James Stephens Scholarship Fund, c/o Northfield Savings Bank, P.O. Box 347 or the General Harmon Memorial Wall at Norwich University, 158 Harmon Drive, all of Northfield, VT 05663.