Claire J. Carroll aged 100, passed away peacefully on October 22, 2022. Claire was born and raised in Bridgeport, CT and spent most of her life in Stratford with her family. She met and married Edward S. Carroll, in 1950 who was a Building Inspector Official in the City of Stratford for 32 years. Claire was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and aunt. She had a beautiful and long fulfilling life, loved opera, butterflies, UCONN Women's Basketball, NY Broadway shows, margaritas, and Mexican food. Claire volunteered for many years as a docent at the Homestead and school program at Boothe Memorial Park in Stratford. Survivors include her daughter, Dr. Joan C. Fingon, husband Michael Trivich of Ventura California, Rita Carroll daughter-in-law of Bedford, New Hampshire and five grandchildren, Shallon F. Cimelus, husband Matt Cimelus of Southbury, Collin R. Fingon and wife Jackie Fingon of Rutland Town Vermont, Sean Carroll of Sacramento, California, David Carroll of Bedford, New Hampshire, and Colleen Carroll Reddington, husband Will Reddington from Goffstown, New Hampshire. She has six great grandchildren Robert and Nathan Cimelus, Asa, Aurelia, and Monico Fingon, and Molly Reddington. Claire outlived her husband Edward, son Don Carroll, son-in-law Robert Fingon, and all her brothers and sisters. We are grateful to her caregivers at The Motif and River Glenn of Southbury.  Family and friends are welcome to attend the celebration of her life at Adzima Funeral Home on November 4 ^th from 10am to 11am followed by a church service at 11:30am at St. Mark's Catholic Church in Stratford. Private Interment will follow. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in honor of Claire Carroll to Friends of Boothe Memorial Park. P.O. Box 902, Stratford, CT 06614.

warm autumn breeze
she whispers goodbye
on white butterfly wings