Carole Adams Perdue, 70, of Branford, formerly of East Haven, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 9, 2014 at the Connecticut Hospice, Branford with her granddaughter by her side.  She was the wife of Claude C. Perdue.  Carole was born in New Haven on December 23, 1943; a daughter of the late Clarence and Ella Mae Littner Adams and had worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for many years at different facilities and private duty.  Carole enjoyed word puzzles, shopping, writing in her journal, and the outdoors especially in the warm weather.  Mother of Mae and Mike Ruotolo, Kathy and Anthony Pearce.  Grandmother of Amy, Gianna and Michael Ruotolo, Jr., Megan and Briana Pearce, and David DelVecchio.  Sister of Louise Dyrol and the late Jessie Johnson and Mary Jane Kalita.

Family and friends are invited to go directly to the North Haven Congregational Church, 28 Church Street, North Haven Wednesday at 11:00 am to attend a funeral service and are also invited to attend the committal services immediately following in East Lawn Cemetery, East Haven.