Carol M. (Walsh) McGowan, 97, of Manchester, beloved wife for 31 years of the late Frank B. McGowan, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Friday, April 15, 2022. Born in New Haven in June 1924, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Carol (Finer) Walsh. Carol earned her nursing degree from the Hospital of St. Raphael, where she subsequently worked.
A loving mother and grandmother, Carol will be forever missed by her two children, Maureen Cusanelli of Manchester, with whom she made her home and David McGowan of Brentwood, CA, her step-daughter, Claire Conlon of Hamden; son-in-law, Michael Cusanelli; daughter-in-law, Amy McGowan and her three grandchildren whom she adored, Damien Cusanelli, Micaela McGowan and Colton McGowan.
A special thanks goes out to the hospice and palliative care of Visiting Nurse & Health Services of CT for their ongoing help & support and to Heavens Hand Home Care of Glastonbury for providing a loving and compassionate caregiver for our Mom in her final weeks.
Funeral services will be private at the request of the family. Donations can be made to: Visiting Nursing and Health Services of CT, Hospice & Palliative Care Department, 8 Keynote Dr., Vernon, CT 06066 or Heaven’s Hands Home Care, 30C Hebron Ave., Glastonbury, CT 06033. The D’Esopo-East Hartford Memorial Chapel, 30 Carter Street, East Hartford has been entrusted with the arrangements. To share a memory of Carol with her family, please visit www.desopoeh.com.
