Carolyn Winslow

Carolyn “Ms” Dorothy Winslow, age 76, of Morganville, passed at home on Sunday, September 26, 2021.

Carolyn was born in Brooklyn, New York to Samuel and Hazel Winslow in 1945.  She was raised in the family home at 10820 Jamaica Ave. in the Richmond Hill section of Queens, New York.  She graduated from Richmond Hill High School with the Class of 1963.

Carolyn’s father passed away in 1964 and she went to work to help support the household.  Her first job was at WT Grant’s Department Store in Queens.  She soon found work in the insurance industry and worked her way up the corporate ladder, ultimately becoming the Vice President of Claims at the Arista Investors Corp in New York City where she worked for 20+ years before retiring in 2011. She was working at 116 John Street in lower Manhattan when the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Towers happened, she was on the phone with her sister Martha when the second plane hit. She would tell the story of that day and her experiences including being hosed down by the fire department prior to being allowed to get on a ferry to escape the city back to New Jersey.

She will always be remembered for her contagious laugh, always being dressed to impress, nails, makeup, and her love for her family. Carolyn had an endless love for Frank Sinatra, so much so she had a room just for her Frank Sinatra memorabilia in her home. She loved QVC and enjoyed online gaming to keep her mind sharp.  When her son David was just eleven years old he came home from school to find out his mom had broken his Nintendo Dr. Mario game from her playing it so much.  For many years she enjoyed annual family trips to Disney World.  For many years Carolyn, her sister Martha, and her son David and Godaughter Amy would brave the cold and attend the Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC. She was also a Cat lover for sure and had many over the years- from Minky, Tommy, Tammy there was always a cat around. Her most recent cat Dewey was assumed to be a girl most of his life.  It took Uncle Tex’s visual exam of Dewey’s neighborhood, nobody’s sure why he was looking, to realize she was a he.

Carolyn was the loving mother of David (Samantha) Winslow of Wayne; loved sister of Martha (Bill/Tex) Odom of Hudson, FL; Edward (Sharon) Winslow of Monterey, CA.  Cherished grandmother of Michael Winslow, Christopher Winslow, David Winslow, Jr, and Jacob Winslow; she was the dearly loved aunt and Godmother of Amy Costa, the late Sara Odom (d. 1990), and much loved aunt of Matthew Odom.

Those considering a memorial donation are asked to direct the to the American Red Cross, 209 Fairfield Road, Fairfield NJ 07004