Catherine Elaine Benson Carr Aged 81, of Spring Hill Florida, went to be with our Lord Jesus, Monday morning September 26, 2016. Catherine was born in Montclair NJ, and grew p in Brooklyn, NY. She was a choir member at the Hope Community Bible Church of Spring Hill. Catherine began her career as a Health Professional in 1955, when she became a Registered Professional Nurse, after graduating with honors from the Jewish Hospital School of Nursing, in Brooklyn NY. It was during her time there that she met her lifelong best friend Constance Pemberton Jermin. Catherine rose in the profession of Nursing, holding positions from Staff Nurse, Public Health Nurse, Director of Nursing, Assistant Nursing Professor, Professor of Nursing, to Chair of the Division of Nursing at Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York. It is from this position that she retired. Catherine earned her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Hunter College, and her Masters of Nursing from the Teacher’s College of Columbia University. Catherine married Herbert R. Carr, on December 17, 1961 ‘Herbie’, as she lovingly called him, was a NYPD officer and a veteran of the US Army. They lived together blissfully and lovingly in their home in Cambria heights, NY until his death in 1994. For 20 years, Catherine served on the Board of Directors of The Methodist Home for The Aged, using her expertise, compassion, decades of experience and service to enrich the lives of its inhabitants. Catherine was an avid traveler. She loved it. In particular, she loved to cruise. It was her favorite way to see the world… Catherine loved the opera. She never missed a season of the Metropolitan Opera. She also loved the Theatre, and we enjoyed many matinees together. Possessing a beautiful soprano voice herself, she was always a choir member at the churches in which she held membership. She also sang with the ‘Timber Tones Chorale’ of the Timber Pines Community. For 20 years, Catherine served on the Board of Directors of The Methodist Home for The Aged. With all of this, Catherine Loved and served God, and worshiped Him without reservation. Catherine, ‘Kitty’, will be sorely missed by those who loved her: Her best friend Constance ‘Connie’ Jermin, her husband Cyril, and their children Cyril (Catherine’s Godson), Camille, and Craig (who she called her ‘linebacker’) Lizette Flores, her loving caretaker and friend, Lizzette’s husband Eddie and their daughters, her friends and colleagues, Delores Washington, Fannie July, and Valerie Gill, and a host of colleagues, neighbors and friends. Respectfully Submitted by Kitty’s loving friend, classmate, and sister Connie.
Visitation will be 5-7pm Monday, October 3, 2016 followed by a celebration of life at 7pm all located at Turner Funeral Home 14360 Spring Hill Dr., Spring Hill, Florida 34609. 352-796-9661
Memorial contributions made be made in memory of Catherine to the Alzheimer’s Association Florida Gulf Coast Chapter 14010 Roosevelt Blvd., #709
Clearwater, Florida 33762.
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