E. Caroline Chamberlain, 88, died March 22, 2012, in Vero Beach.
She was born in Revere, Mass., and moved to Vero Beach in 2000.
She served in the Navy during World War II.
Before retirement, she worked for many years at Jordan Marsh in Boston.
She was a member of the Red Hat Society at The Club at Vero Beach.
She was a 1944 graduate of Revere High School.
Survivors include her sons, Bruce F. Chamberlain, of North Carolina and Wayne P. Chamberlain, of Conway, N.H.; daughters, Joyce E. Simpson, of Revere and Cheryl Ann Dowdell, of Vero Beach; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Fred C. Chamberlain; and sister, Ruth McEachern.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer and Parkinson Assoc. of Indian River, 2300 Fifth Ave, Suite 150, Vero Beach, FL 32960.
A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. March 27 at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park in West Peabody, Mass.
Arrangements are by Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory in Vero Beach.