Mary A. Carling

Mary A. Carling, 95, of Kensington, died Friday, January 20., 2012 at Ledgecrest Health Care Center. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Louisa (Cucchi) Grassi. Mary was a Berlin resident most of her life and was formerly employed as a Nurses Aid at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington. She was a member of St. Paul Church. Surviving are two sons, Wayne R. Carling and his wife Joni of East Berlin and Harry R. Carling and his wife Lorraine of Berlin; a daughter, Louise Ewing and her husband Bill of San Diego, CA; a brother John Grasse of New Hampshire; nine grandchildren, Edward Carling, Robert Carling, Jill Cowperthwaite, Lynn Armstrong, Eric Carling, Todd Carling, Kevin Carling, Lila Ewing, and Allison Cooper; and fourteen great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday at 10:00 AM at St. Paul Church in Kensington. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery. A calling hour will be on Wednesday morning from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM at Erickson-Hansen Funeral Home, 411 So. Main St., New Britain.