Tribute Wall
Friday
30
October
Visitation at Funeral Home
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Friday, October 30, 2020
Fredrick J. Chapey & Sons Funeral Home
1225 Montauk Hwy
West Islip, New York, United States
(631) 661-5644
Saturday
31
October
Final Resting Place
Saturday, October 31, 2020
St. Patrick's Cemetery
225 Brentwood Road
Bay Shore, New York, United States
Saturday
31
October
Funeral Mass
10:00 am
Saturday, October 31, 2020
St. Patrick's R.C. Church
9 North Clinton Avenue
Bay Shore, New York, United States
Obituary
Carol was born on February 11, 1938 to Muriel Euler. She spent much of her life in Brooklyn, NY with her mother and grandparents. In 1955 she met the love of her life and soulmate in Joseph Garthaffner. The two of them were married on November 9, 1957 and spent the next 54 years showing their children what the meaning of true love was. You could often find Carol sitting in her dining room every morning doing crossword puzzles and reading the paper with a cup of tea. In the evenings you would often find her watching a baseball game or the hallmark channel. Carol is proceeded in death by her devoted husband Joseph and her son James. She leaves behind her three children Chris (Lynnette), Kathy, and Meg. She was also a devoted Grandmother of Emily, Allyson and Dylan. To know Carol was to love her. She was the kind of person that you could just sit down and tell all your problems to. You never left Carol’s presence without a smile on your face. She will be dearly missed by all her family and friends but they rejoice in the knowledge that she is reunited with her husband and son.
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Elizabeth Mayott-Scharf and Janice Mayott posted a condolence
Friday, October 30, 2020
Mrs. "G" is the creator of many of my fondest memories. The home she and Mr. G created was one of the most welcoming homes I've ever been in. Sitting and reading to Meg when she was little was always so fun. I remember watching As The World Turns with Mrs. G. in high school, swimming and watching Mets games on summer afternoons, and getting a ride home from twirling in the ever-so-famous Busy Bus. Yes, Mrs. G was busy. Busy loving all who came into her home and the Garthaffner's lives. Busy being the kind of Christian mother all us girls looked up to and can only hope to live up to. Busy making us peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and spending hours with us kids as we played through childhood and navigated the emotions through our teen years, planned weddings, and welcomed our own children into our families. Mom always remembers comparing notes with Carol on raising big families, being socially conscience, and all-things St. Pat's.
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