Mrs. Carol Louise (Conaty) DeBenedetti, 67, passed away on October 19, 2014 in Tustin, Calif. She was born on October 7, 1947 in Taunton, Mass., to Robert A. and Mary Eileen (Callahan) Conaty. Carol grew up in Taunton, graduating from Taunton High School in 1965. During her working life, Carol spent time at Taunton City Hall as Secretary to the Mayor. She also worked as a medical transcriptionist for Rosendo Oalican, PMD., Inc. until she retired in 2006. In retirement, Carol spent much of her time traveling to California and Vienna, Austria, to visit her daughters and grandchildren.
Carol is survived by her loving partner, Albert Leal of Taunton; her daughters, Kara Price and her husband, Ryan of Corona, Calif., and Julie Zuer and her husband, Joseph of Huntington Beach, Calif.; a brother, Robert J. Conaty of Williamstown, Ma.; her sisters, Joan M. Adamczyk and her husband, Frank of Taunton, and Patricia A. Farrands and her husband, James of East Taunton; her grandchildren, Natalie and Matthew Price, and Madeline and Jonathan Zuer, and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Jude the Apostle Church, 249 Whittenton Street, Taunton, on Monday, November 24 at 11:00 A.M. Interment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. A Reception will follow in the Sandbar Grill’s Tiki Room, 64 Weir Street, Taunton. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting Hours are respectfully omitted. Arrangements are under the direction of The Riendeau-Mulvey Funeral Home of Taunton.