Carol Dallas

Carol Dallas of Dongan Hills died March 18, 2017.

Carol was born in Manhattan and grew up in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. There, she met and married her husband, Robert Dallas. December 19, 2016, marked their 62nd wedding anniversary.

When her husband was drafted to Korea in 1956, Carol moved back to Manhattan. Upon his return from Army service, they moved to the Dongan Hills section of Staten Island, where they raised one son, Eric Dallas. Carol and Robert have resided in Dongan Hills for over 57 years.

Carol graduated from James Madison High School in Brooklyn. After graduation she worked for 13 years in the Radio City Music Hall building for a movie company, where she met many stars, including Tony Bennett, Paul Newman and Walt Disney.

Carol was a longtime member of Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church. She taught Sunday School for 32 years, was a member of the choir, served as president of the Ladies Aid for five years, participated in and organized the annual Strawberry and Christmas Festivals, took care of the flowers on the altar each Sunday and attended to the communion ware.

She was also active in the community, serving on the executive board of the PTA of P.S. 11 Dongan Hills. She was active in her son's Boy Scout troop, where he became an Eagle Scout.

After Robert retired from Con Edison, he and Carol enjoyed traveling the United States, and saw all but five of the 50 states.

Carol adored her two granddaughters; she and Robert took them sightseeing and touring all over Manhattan. The granddaughters loved to vacation at grandma's house. She was very proud of both granddaughters, with Erica becoming a physician's assistant and Shannon Dallas studying to become a high school math teacher.

In June 2015 she was overjoyed to attend the marriage of her granddaughter, Erica Dallas to Mr. Paul Merces.

Carol was also proud of her daughter-in-law's nephew, Steven Montero, who she treated as her grandson as well.

Carol loved her vegetable and flower garden, and would share her harvest of fresh-grown vegetables with all her neighbors.

Carol will be missed by all and remembered as a kind and loving person.

Surviving are her husband, Robert Dallas; son, Eric Dallas; daughter-in-law, Rosemary Dallas; granddaughters, Erica Dallas (Merces) and Shannon Dallas.

The viewing will take place today, Monday, March 20, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Virginia Funeral Chapel. Viewing resumes again on Tuesday, March 21, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Mass is at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, from St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. Interment at Moravian Cemetery will follow.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 96 Alter Ave., Staten Island, N.Y. 10304.

Virginia Funeral Chapel

1707 Hylan Blvd.

Staten Island, N.Y. 10305

(718) 987-2828

Published in Staten Island Advance on Mar. 20, 2017

Arrangements under the direction of Virginia Funeral Chapel, Staten Island, NY.