Carol Ann Marrin

Carol Ann Marrin, 62, died at her home in Cold Spring, Minn. early Friday May 27th from metastatic breast cancer. Her funeral mass will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 31st at St. Boniface Church, 501 Main Street in Cold Spring. Visitation from 4:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. Monday May 30th at the Marrin home, 619 Main Street, Cold Spring. At 6:45 p.m., a short procession will be formed at the house to take Carol to church for the 7 p.m. vigil service. Feel free to park at church and walk the short distance to the house to join in the procession, or (in case of rain) wait in the church narthex for Carol’s arrival. There will be additional visitation after the vigil and prior to the funeral mass. Carol was born February 18th, 1949, the third child of Lawrence and Marie (Kerfeld) Eiynck of Albany, Minn. After the death of stillborn twins, the Eiyncks were informed they would have no more children. Carol was the first of five siblings to prove otherwise. She attended Sacred Heart Grade School in Albany and Saint Benedict’s High School in St. Joseph, Minn. After freshman year at the College of Saint Benedict, Carol transferred to the University of Minnesota, majoring in French and English, graduating in 1971. She then obtained a Masters In Teacher Preparation (MAT) degree in Secondary Education at The University of St. Thomas in 1972. In November 1972, Carol began 39 years of employment at Saint John’s University, beginning as Assistant Book Manager in the university bookstore, gradually assuming responsibility for the bookstores at both Saint John’s and Saint Benedict's. Carol oversaw the construction of new store facilities on both campuses. In 2000, Carol became director of The Saint John’s Bible Project, overseeing production, exhibition planning, digital imaging, publishing and reproduction planning, documentaries, web presence and educational /programming aspects of the project. She retired in 2008. In March of 2011, she was hired as the first coordinator of Saint John’s Abbey Volunteer Program. Carol married Kevin C. (KC) Marrin in 1972. They have two children; Matthew, Los Angeles, Calif., and Annie, Minneapolis, Minn. She is survived by her mother Marie Eiynck, St. Benedict’s Center, St. Cloud, Minn., siblings James (Louise) Eiynck, Becker, Minn., Colleen (Gary) Layne, St. Cloud, Minn., Sharon (Joseph) Stellmach, Sartell, Minn., and Sandy (Jeff) Janssen, St. Joseph, Minn. Memorials preferred to Saint John’s Abbey, Collegeville, Minn., or The St. Boniface Educational Endowment Fund, St. Boniface Church, Cold Spring, Minn.

Carol Ann Marrin

February 18, 1949 - May 30, 2011