Carol A Gerrity (nee Oberstad), the beloved wife of Edward Gerrity, passed away on October 13, 2026 after complications from heart surgery. She was born in in Manhattan on November 22, 1946, and was the loving daughter of Erick and Madeline Oberstad.
Carol graduated from Holy Cross Academy in 1964 as president. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Hunter College and an Master’s in Library Science from St. John’s University. Her professional career began in 1981 at Queensborough College, where she counseled students on how to apply for financial aid for classes that would help direct them towards their chosen careers.
Carol loved the students she worked with and the students loved her. She would often get stopped on the street or in a store by a student thanking her for her assistance.
Carol loved music, and she especially loved singing with her guitar playing brother, Lenny, in their apartment where they grew up on 10th ave. She enjoyed traveling with her husband, Ed Gerrity, whom she married On May 4, 1968 in Augusta, Georgia. They had a loving marriage of 58 years and raised two beautiful daughters, Laura and Heather. The bought their first home in Ridgewood, Queens and later moved to their current home in Fresh Meadows.
Carol and Ed liked to take a flutter on the horse races, especially the Triple Crown races.
In Carol’s retirement, she doted on her daughters and their families (sons in law, Monte Biggar and Jarrett Harrison) and most notably on her Grands, Eric and Jacob Biggar who reside in Canada.
Carol was also a great puzzle player and played many online games including Scrabble, Connections, crosswords, Wordle and multiple other challenges.
She is survived by her husband Edward B. Gerrity, daughters, Laura and Heather Gerrity, and her grandchildren, Eric and Jacob Biggar. She was the best wife, mother, and grandmother anyone could ask for and will be greatly missed.
She was predeceased by her brother, Leonard Oberstad, and her niece, MaryEllen Cawley. She is also survived by nephews and nieces, Thomas Oberstad, of New York, Ellen and William Togher, of Reading, England, and Thomas and Edward Cawley of North Carolina.
Visitation will be held at Quinn Fogarty Funeral Home, 192-15 Northern Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11358, on Thursday, October 29, 2026, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Kevin's RC Church located at 45-21 194th St, Flushing, NY 11358 on Friday, October 30, 2026 at 9:45am.
Her burial will take place at Mount St. Mary Cemetery at 11:15am following the mass.
