AMENIA — Arietta M. Carroll, 100, a six-year resident of Port Orange, Fla., and formerly a longtime resident of Amenia, passed away on April 22, 2021, at Halifax Medical Center in Port Orange. Mrs. Carroll was a therapy aide at the Wassaic Developmental Center, retiring in 1981.
Born on Sept. 24, 1920, in Fairfield, Conn., she was the daughter of the late Louisa (Wing) and Thomas Pendergast.
On Oct. 6, 1940, in Amenia, she married Sylvester J. Carroll, who predeceased her on June 28, 1976.
Mrs. Carroll was a parishioner of Immaculate Conception Church in Amenia. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters and the Altar Rosary Society. Mrs. Carroll was also a volunteer at the Rose Thrift Shop in Amenia.
Mrs. Carroll is survived by her a son, Jeremiah Carroll Sr. and his wife, Sally, of Amenia; two daughters, Joan Sinn of Piney Flats, Tenn., and Linda Roberts and her husband, David, of Port Orange; seven grandchildren, Mark and Anthony Losito, Stephanie Carroll, Jeremiah T. Carroll Jr, David Roberts Jr., Craig Sinn and Elaina Heredia; 13 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Carroll was predeceased by a sister, Elizabeth Curtis; three brothers, Thomas, Chester and Peter Pendergast; and a granddaughter, Roxsanna Pence.
Calling hours were held Wednesday, April 28, at the Hufcut Funeral Home in Dover Plains. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 29, at Immaculate Conception Church on Lavelle Road in Amenia, the Rev. R. Kent Wilson officiating.
Burial will follow at Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Amenia.
Memorial donations may be made to the Immaculate Conception Church, 4 Lavelle Road, Amenia, NY 12501; or the Amenia Fire Company, 36 Mechanic St., Amenia, NY 12501.
