▁ch or ister ▁of ▁V ancouver ' s ▁St . ▁Paul ' s ▁Ang lic an ▁Church . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁aut obi ography , ▁De ▁Carlo ▁wrote ▁about ▁her ▁faith ▁in ▁God : ▁" G od ▁has ▁saved ▁me ▁and ▁mine ▁from ▁some ▁pretty ▁stick y ▁situations . ▁For ▁me , ▁religion ▁is ▁a ▁little ▁like ▁being ▁a ▁Republican ▁or ▁a ▁Dem ocrat . ▁It ' s ▁not ▁the ▁party ▁that ▁counts , ▁it ' s ▁the ▁man . ▁Therefore , ▁I ▁care ▁not ▁what ▁house ▁of ▁worship ▁I ▁enter , ▁be ▁it ▁Catholic , ▁Pres by ter ian , ▁or ▁Bapt ist . ▁I ▁elected ▁God ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁ago ▁and ▁I ' ll ▁stick ▁with ▁Him , ▁because ▁I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁His ▁term ▁will ▁ever ▁be ▁up ." ▁ ▁Death ▁De ▁Carlo ▁suffered ▁a ▁minor ▁stroke ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁She ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁resident ▁of ▁the ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁& ▁Television ▁Country ▁House ▁and ▁Hospital , ▁in ▁Wood land ▁Hills , ▁where ▁she ▁spent ▁her ▁last ▁years . ▁She ▁died ▁from ▁heart ▁failure ▁on ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁cre m ated . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Vari ety ▁named ▁her ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁" top ▁new ▁Hollywood ▁stars " ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁along ▁with ▁L iz abeth ▁Scott ▁and ▁La uren ▁Bac all : ▁" Miss ▁de ▁Carlo ▁is ▁definitely ▁a ▁person