The second husband of Cindy Carol, actor
Christopher Connelly, with whom she had two sons, died in 1988 as a result of lung cancer, having been a lifelong cigarette smoker.
The Los Angeles Times obituary stated his "longtime companion, Carol Zander", was with him at the time of his death.
Cindy Carol is now retired, residing in Bainbridge Island, Washington, as Carol Annette Connelly.
She taught occasionally at Captain Johnston Blakely Elementary School.