Carol Young

Carol Elizabeth (Winkler) Young died at home on 4/4/2025. Carol was born in Newport, Rhode Island on December 18th, 1948 to parents Elsie (Booth) and John Winkler, nine minutes before her twin brother James Winkler. Her brother Richard Winkler was born almost 8 years later. The family resided in Stony Brook, New York, where Carol made several lifelong friends. Carol completed High School at Earl L. Vandermeulen in Port Jefferson (class of 1967) and attended St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing (class of 1970) in New York City. She met Dennis in early 1970, and they married later that year, on August 1st, 1970. They lived in the city until moving out to Long Island. Carol was the beloved mother to two children – Josh, born in 1974 and Katy, born in 1979. Carol began in the Visiting Nurse Service in NYC, but spent the majority of her career in the infirmary of Little Flower Children’s Services. She retired from nursing as a school nurse with Just Kids Early Childhood Learning Center. 

Carol loved being a mother, time with her four grandchildren, a good cup of coffee, walks outside, digging in her garden, kayaking on quiet water with Dennis, visiting the library & reading a good book, sending greeting cards, taking pictures, traveling, baking, and being with the people she loved. She was proud to have such a connected extended family, and attended every Booth Family Reunion to date. A committed friend, Carol maintained strong friendships with people from every stage of her life. She gave of her love and time abundantly, and demonstrated this profoundly in her proudest role as Grandma to Christopher, Erik, Caleb and Madeleine. If you knew Carol, you have heard stories and seen pictures of her wonderful grandchildren.

Carol lived with a chronic disease for the last several years of her life. She and Dennis continued to visit their home in Shelburne, Vermont until just last year, deepening their bond with their Vermont grandchildren and building friendships with people at the Charlotte Senior Center & Bone Builders. They moved to their Port Jefferson (“a walkable town”) apartment from their home of 50 years in Miller Place (“the corner of Pipe Stave & Evans”) in the middle of 2024.

Carol is survived and loved deeply by her husband of 54 years, Dennis Young; Children, Joshua Young & wife Lisa Pedota Young and Katy Young Howe & husband Edward Howe; Grandchildren, Christopher Pedota, Erik Young, Caleb Howe & Madeleine Howe; Brothers James (Nancy) Winkler and Richard Winkler (Debbie Quigley), many cousins, nieces, nephews, in-laws, and very dear friends. A Memorial Gathering will be held at home with close family, followed by a larger Celebration of Life on Long Island this summer.

The family wishes to extend a heartfelt thank you to the dedicated staff of Good Shepherd Hospice for the compassionate care they provided over the past several months, and to all of our family and friends for their kindness, love, and support. In lieu of flowers, donations in Carol’s honor can be made to Good Shepherd Hospice Foundation (https://www.catholichealthli.org/good-shepherd-hospice/ways-give).

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