Catherine Carbone, 70, nurse

Catherine Carbone, a nurse who had been a longtime resident of Ridgefield, died on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004, at St. Raphael’s Hospital in New Haven. She was 70 years old and the wife of Martin R. Carbone Sr. of Guilford.
Cathy, as she was known, was born Jan. 29, 1933 and was raised in St. Louis, Mo., where she attended Visitation Academy. In 1954, she graduated from the University of Missouri there with a bachelor’s degree from the School of Nursing. It is in St. Louis where she met her husband of 48 years.
The Carbones moved to Ridgefield in 1976 and were one of the first families to live in West Mountain Estates. After 20 years, they moved to Sherwood Road and in 1999, to Guilford.
During her nearly 25 years here, Mrs. Carbone was active in the community and worked as a nurse in family practices, both here and later in Newtown. She later served as a private duty nurse in and around the Ridgefield, including working historian Preston Bassett and, for more than 15 years, at the Congregation of Notre Dame on West Mountain Road.
“As a truly devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, mother-in-law, and friend, she will be truly missed by all she touched,” said her son, Martin. “Family was the most important aspect of Cathy’s life — even each grandchild had a close, personal relationship with her, visited and spent much time with her, and she spearheaded annually a large family vacation in Cape Cod that had been a tradition for over 15 years.”
Besides her husband, Mrs. Carbone is survived by her four children: Karen Bull of Madison; Kristen Daley of Wilmington, N.C., Kimberly Atwater of Madison, and Martin Carbone Jr. of Ridgefield; nine grandchildren ranging in age from 14 to 4, and including Martin III and Courtney Carbone of Ridgefield; and a sister, Judith Landry of McLean, Va.
Mrs. Carbone was surrounded by her immediate family during her final days and a private ceremony will take place in the Carbone home in Guilford.
Contributions in her memory may be made to Saint Raphael’s Foundation, 1450 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT 06511.