Carol Margaret Vail Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Carol Margaret Vail of Royal Oaks, California, who passed away on November 10, 2025, at the age of 81, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Carol Margaret Vail to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Conrad Alfred Smart and Margaret Ryberg. She is survived by: her siblings, John Conrad of Helena, MT and Elizabeth Ann of Seattle, WA.; her sons, Claude H. Potts IV and Christopher William Gabriel Vail of Sacramento, CA; her pets, Bingo, Hopscotch and Sweet Pea; her husband Roger; her daughter-in-law Eunice Park of Berkeley, CA; her siblings, Elizabeth Rosen and John Smart; her sister-in-law Allison Vail (Dave) of Aurora, CO.; her nieces, Rachel Rosen and Holly Smart (Raymond); her nephew Benjamin Rosen (Noelkys); and her grandchildren, Sabina and Leopold.
If you wish, donations can be made in her memory to any of her five favorite animal charities: ASPCA, World Wildlife Fund for Nature, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), the Nature Conservancy, or the EQUUS Foundation.
