Carmel A. Warner, 85, of North Haven, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2013 at the Mary Wade Home, New Haven. Carmel was born in New Haven on November 30, 1927; daughter of the late Pasquale and Philomena Cremese Warner; was a 1946 graduate of the former St. Mary’s High School; obtained a Bachelor’s degree from the former Larson’s College (which is now Quinnipiac University); had worked for the West Haven Veterans Hospital for a short period of time and later as a manager for the Social Security Administration in various offices throughout the state for many years until her retirement. Carmel was a former Girl Scout Leader at an orphanage in New Haven; was a dance instructor for the former Michael Mando’s Dance School; a member of the North Haven Senior Center; member of the Quinnipiac College Alumni; a parishioner of St. Frances Cabrini Church and a member of its Women’s Club. She enjoyed riding horses; traveling throughout the U.S. and abroad; was a devoted fan of the late Frank Sinatra, but most of all Carmel was a loving, giving and caring person, always there to help unconditionally. She will truly be missed. Sister of Donald (Martha) Warner, Sr. of Northford and the late Mary Ann, Joseph and Pasquale Warner, Jr. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, great nieces & nephews and great-great nieces & nephews.
Her funeral procession will leave the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue, Monday morning at 10:30. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in St. Frances Cabrini Church at 11:00 am. Interment will follow in the All Saints Cemetery. The visiting hours will be Sunday (TODAY) from 4 to 6 pm. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 2075 Silas Deane Hwy., Rocky Hill, CT 06067.
Aunt Carmel I will always cherish the memories of all the good times we had together. And thank you for all you’ve done for me and the whole family.
The Broken Chain
We little knew the day that
God was going to call your name,
In life we loved you dearly,
in death we do the same.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
but in God we put our trust,
In times as difficult as this,
faith is such a must.
You left us peaceful memories,
your love is still our guide,
And though we cannot see you,
you are always at our side.
Our family chain is broken,
and nothing seems the same,
But as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again.
Auntie, you are so greatly missed by us…I hold on and cherish all the wonderful memories we shared together, especially our Thursday Night dinners… Just the two of us, all the deep and personal thoughts you felt comfortable sharing with me, opened my eyes to a lot, not that I hadn't already figured it out, but it was validation of the thoughts and feelings. I am glad God brought us together, I truly feel it was meant to be, so we could be there for each other in our time of need. I hope we brought some happiness and comfort during your last couple of difficult years, we did our very best for you, and the only thing I would have done different was when you offered for us to live with you when we first married, we would have done it, only for the soul purpose would have been to take care of you, gotten you to the doctor sooner, to maybe have gotten you more quality years, to enjoy bringing you to all our trips and getting you to Italy again and finally being able to say yes to the trip to Bethlehem you so wanted to go on. Things would have been so different if my mom was still alive we all would have had a blast together, you were both cut from the same cloth, beautiful,wonderful, fantastic, giving, unselfish, caring, loyal women. Shame one all the ones during you life who took advantage of your kindness with no though of you and your feeling. Miss you every single day, auntie ❤️❤️❤️❤️????????????????????????????????