Karolina was born in 1923. Karolina's father was Gyula Körtvélyesi and his mother was Karolina Végh. His paternal grandparents were Mihály Körtvélyesi and Zsuzsanna Jámbor. He had two brothers named Gyula and Lajos. He was the youngest of the three children. He had a half-sister named Körtvélyesi. He died at the age of 3 on June 2nd, 1926.