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Pauline Carroll - Class of 1940

Submitted by Fran Olson Gustafson 1965 <fgustafson917@gmail.com> on 12/Oct/2016
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    Pauline E. Carroll A lifelong area resident, entered into eternal rest October 11, 2016 after a courageous battle with dementia/Alzheimer's. Born in Newburgh February 13, 1923, she was the 3rd of 5 children born to the late John F. and Orlena A. (Snyder) Carroll. Pauline was a 1940 graduate of Newburgh Free Academy and enjoyed being on their Reunion Committee for all of their get-together's. Following her years at NFA she attended Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa where she was a "Reader" for her visually impaired lifelong friend Harriet (Brundage) Lovitt. While in college Pauline was a member of Phi Mu sorority. After college Pauline returned to her home in Newburgh and began her career as a bookkeeper beginning at the Hotel Newburgh as the night desk clerk during the late 40's and early 50's. She went on to keep the books for many area businesses including the former Holiday Inn of Newburgh, Phil Snyder's Economy Cleaners, Travers Dress Shop, V.S.D. Coat Factory and finally retiring from Nova Contracting at the age of 85 when dementia/Alzheimer's began to creep into her life. While in her 70's Pauline enjoyed delivering Pizza in the Town of Newburgh for her nieces pizza place, Little Shop of Pizza. Pauline also worked as the bookkeeper for Modjeski & Masters, the engineers that built the original span of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. She enjoyed telling her family of being taken out on the bridge before its completion and being one of the first to cross it before its opening ceremonies in November of 1963. She was also a talented seamstress in her spare time. She enjoyed making many of her nieces and nephews clothes when they were children and patching their jeans like a pro for them as they got older! Pauline was a lifelong member of Grace United Methodist Church in Newburgh, a past President of the Newburgh Business and Professional Woman's Association, a past bowler in the Newburgh Women's bowling leagues at Tarsio lanes and former owner of Orlena's Attic Antiques. Our Aunt Pauline was the strong, hardworking, take charge organizer of the family. Her kind, caring, unselfish ways and helping hands will be sorely missed and never forgotten by us all. Left to cherish her memory, her brother Walter A. Carroll Sr. of the Town of Newburgh and his Children: Susan D. Carroll who was Pauline's care giver, John F. Carroll and his wife Donna of Petersberg, NY, her Godson Walter A. Carroll Jr. and his wife Kerin of Mableton, GA and Pamela Deming, her husband Rob and their children Robby, Katie and Carly of Canton CT. She is also survived by 7 more nieces and 3 nephews, countless great-nieces and nephews, sister-in-law Marsha Tenny and Pauline's cat, Baby. She was pre-deceased by her brothers, Raymond J. Carroll Sr. and his wife Gertrude (Farrell) Carroll and John T. Carroll Sr. and his wife Colleen (Melville) Carroll, an infant sister Marion V. Carroll and 2 Nieces, Ruth Ann Kurdyla and Laurie Wilson. The family would like to thank the kind compassionate nurses and aids on N-l at Elant at Fishkill for taking such good care of Pauline in her last 3 years and also the nurses and aids on S-2 for the special care they gave to her and our family in her last 2 days. Your kindness will never be forgotten. In lieu of flowers please make a donation in Pauline's name to Precious Paws Inc. P.O. Box 454, Vails Gate, NY 12584, a local feline rescue, as Aunt Pauline was never without a feline companion!! Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 18,2016 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm at Doulin Newburgh Funeral Home Inc. A Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, October 19,2016 at 11:00am at the funeral home, burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Tuesday, February 13, 1923 - Tuesday, October 11, 2016
 

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