Obituary of Mary E. Carroll

Mary E. (Culkins) Carroll, 94, of Concord, died Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at her Concord home. She was the beloved wife of the late James F. Carroll, Sr. Born in Concord on December 5, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Bernard Joseph Culkins and Catherine J. (Finnegan) Culkins. She attended Concord public schools and graduated from Concord High School in 1933. For many years, Mrs. Carroll and her late husband, James, owned and operated The Gray Barn Antique Shop on Bedford Street in Concord. A lifelong Concord resident, she was an avid gardener, enjoyed traveling and was an enthusiastic Red Sox Fan. Survivors include three sons, Robert Carroll and his life partner, Paul Whitehead of Chicopee, Leo Carroll and his wife Michele of Anchorage, Alaska and Concord, Mass. and James Carroll, Jr. and his wife Consuelo of Mashpee, seven grandchildren, Jenny Carroll, Sarah Chrabscz and her husband, Mark, Megan Russell and her husband Joe, Michael, Katie, Gabrielle and Elise Carroll and one sister, Barbara Pickel and her husband Richard of Concord. She was also the sister of the late John, Bernard, Leo and Robert Culkins. Visiting hours at the Dee Funeral Home Thursday, March 11th from 4 to 8 PM. Funeral Service held in the Farrar Chapel of the Dee Funeral Home on Friday, March 12th. Interment followed in the family burial plot in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Home for Little Wonderers, 271 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 or to Boys Town New England, 58 Flanagan Road, Portsmouth, Rhode Island 02871. Arrangements were under the care of Susan M. Dee and Charles W. Dee, Funeral Directors, Dee Funeral Home of Concord. For guest book, please visit www.deefuneralhome.com