1928 – 2011
Sr. Alice Carrow, DHS, 83, a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit died on Monday, June 13, 2011 at the Holy Spirit Health Care Center where she has been in residence since 2003.
Sr. Alice was born on March 14, 1928 in Tupper Lake, NY, the daughter of the late Adelard and Bertha (LaRose) Carrow. In 1950, she entered religious life and made her religious profession on August 18, 1953 at the Provincial House in Putnam, CT. She was then known as Sr. Elizabeth Adelard.
A graduate of Diocesan Sisters’ College, Sr. Alice earned a B.A. in Education. Following which she taught in elementary and Junior High schools in Waterbury, Jewett City, Moosup, and Plainville—all in Connecticut as well as in Burlington, Vt. and Tupper Lake, NY. In 1995 she retired from teaching and did Pastoral work at St. Alphonsus Parish, Tupper Lake, NY. Until her retirement at Holy Spirit Provincial House in Putnam, CT in 2003.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Eileen Carrow, of Tupper Lake and several nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
Calling hours at the Provincial House chapel will be on Thursday, June 16, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM with a Prayer Service at 7:15 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, June 17, 2011 at 11:00 AM at the Provincial House chapel in Putnam, CT, followed by burial at St. Mary Cemetery, Putnam, Ct.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Daughters of the Holy Spirit Retirement Fund, 72 Church St., Putnam, CT. Gilman Funeral Home has been entrusted with her arrangements. For memorial guestbook visit www.GilmanAndValade.com.
Robert Derusha
To Sister Alice’s family and the Daughters of the Holy Spirit,
It’s very sad to hear of Sister Alices passing. She was always such a happy, lively women. She was my sixth grade teacher at St. Marys in Jewett City.
I remeber that she could catch a baseball better than any of us. I have such fond memories of her.
Our thouhgts and prayers are with her family, Sister Lorraine, Sister Ferdinand and all of the sisters that knew her.
With deepest sympathies,
Robert Derusha &
Lucille Derusha
Karen Halliley
To my Aunt Alice’s religious family, please accept my deepest sympathy. Thank you for taking care of her especially since her return to Putnam. Although she was closest to you in her later years, she was very close to me and my family throughout my lifetime. She was the coolest Aunt! She could throw a football or baseball that would burn when you caught it! She was very strong and quite the ‘handyperson’. I will never forget the numerous Christmas’ of giving her hand tools and power tools and you would think we had given her a million dollars! And when her tool box was full we helped her fill her leisure time with her new hobby of puzzles. The more difficult the puzzle – the more fun she had! She especially loved the 3D Castle – it was amazing! She was not only fun (and funny) she was caring. She loved my kids. I had to make sure she had the latest pictures to give her whenever I saw her. Aunt Alice was a great help to the family when my mother (one of her 11 siblings) was ill. The last time I saw her was at her Jubilee celebration in Tupper Lake before she went to Putnam. She remembered the face but the name escaped her. I knew then she was slipping away.
I will remember her always and deeply miss her.
Karen