Carol Cook
December 26, 1938 – June 27, 2024
Carol (Castellani) Cook, 85, passed away on June 27, 2024, at St. Joseph’s Hospital South in Riverview, FL. Carol was born in South Ozone Park, Queens, NY, on Dec. 26, 1938. She married Michael H. Cook Sr. (deceased Nov. 10, 2017) on Feb. 21, 1959. He was her beloved husband of 58 years.
Carol graduated from the Bellevue School of Nursing in 1959. She had a long and successful career in nursing at the Mount Kisco Hospital in Mount Kisco, NY, retiring as the head nurse of the cardiac care unit. In 1993, Carol and Mike moved from Yorktown Heights, NY, to Sun City Center.
Carol was the past president and a current member of the S.C.C. Ceramics Club, past president of Caloosa Lakes P.O.A., past member of the Coronary Care Angels and bereavement committee and teacher for catechism classes at the Prince of Peace R.C. Church. Carol thanks Dr. Fred Taylor and his entire staff for all the years of loving care.
Carol is survived by her children, Teri, Mickey and John; grandchildren, Delanie, Nicholas, Cameron, Courtney and Julia; her sister, Andrea; brother-in-law, Charles; and many nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her parents, Andrew and Angela Castellani.
Carol’s memorial service will be Thursday, July 25, 2024, at the Sun City Center Funeral Home from 10 a.m. to noon. A private internment will be held at The Sarasota National Cemetery following the memorial service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Heart Association and/or the Wounded Warriors Project.
Carol graduated from the Bellevue School of Nursing in 1959. She had a long and successful career in nursing at the Mount Kisco Hospital in Mount Kisco, NY, retiring as the head nurse of the cardiac care unit. In 1993, Carol and Mike moved from Yorktown Heights, NY, to Sun City Center.
Carol was the past president and a current member of the S.C.C. Ceramics Club, past president of Caloosa Lakes P.O.A., past member of the Coronary Care Angels and bereavement committee and teacher for catechism classes at the Prince of Peace R.C. Church. Carol thanks Dr. Fred Taylor and his entire staff for all the years of loving care.
Carol is survived by her children, Teri, Mickey and John; grandchildren, Delanie, Nicholas, Cameron, Courtney and Julia; her sister, Andrea; brother-in-law, Charles; and many nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her parents, Andrew and Angela Castellani.
Carol’s memorial service will be Thursday, July 25, 2024, at the Sun City Center Funeral Home from 10 a.m. to noon. A private internment will be held at The Sarasota National Cemetery following the memorial service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Heart Association and/or the Wounded Warriors Project.