Carolyn M. Guido

Carolyn M. Guido, formerly of Utica, passed away after a brief battle with cancer, Tuesday, January 1, 2013 in the comfort and dignity of her Liverpool home with close friends at her side. Born in Utica, Carolyn was the daughter of the late Doris (Koch) Guido. Raised and educated locally, she attended MVCC and received an Associate Degree in Nursing. She then attended SUNY Cortland and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Education and a Master of Science degree in Education. For a period of time, Carolyn worked in her profession as a Registered Nurse at St. Luke’s Memorial Hospital and at Upstate Medical Center. She thereafter held the position of School Nurse/Teacher and Health Educator at Baldwinsville Central School. She was also a Nursing Instructor for Onondaga-Madison BOCES. She retired from the Baldwinsville Central Schools several years ago. Carolyn left a legacy of care and compassion of heart, and strength and determination of mind, in all her vocations and ventures. She was a member of the Plank Road Quilters Guild, the American School Health Organization, and the NY Educators Association. In retirement, Carolyn enjoyed traveling, reading, and created beautiful watercolored paintings. She was generous and creative in donating her time and talents by making chemo caps, placemats for Meals on Wheels, and baby blankets for hospital for infants on the NICU. Carolyn is survived by her sisters and brothers-in-law, Patricia A. and Eric Stewart of Irvine, CA, and Kathleen M. Guido and her husband Peter Catherwood of San Jose, CA; her nephew, Travis L. Stewart of San Diego, CA, John Giovinco, longtime companion of her mother and loving father-figure to Carolyn, and many cousins. Her love extended to her caregivers, Edwina Hay, Eileen Foss, and Jeannine Campbell. She was predeceased by her beloved canine companion, Chloe; and her aunts and uncles. The family acknowledges the Nurses and Staff of Hospice & Palliative Care of Central NY for their constant care and compassion. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Carolyn's Memorial Service and Celebration of a Life Well Lived which will commence on Tuesday morning, January 8, 2013 at 10:00 at St. Anthony and St. Agnes Church, 422 Tilden Ave., Utica. Her Mass of Christian Burial will be offered by Rev. Mark P. Kaminski. The family will receive visitors at the conclusion of the service. Expressions of sympathy in the form of donations may be made to the Central New York SPCA (Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals), 5878 East Molloy Rd., Syracuse, NY 13211 or Hospice & Palliative Care of Central NY, 990 7th North St., Liverpool, NY 13088. Committal Prayers and Inurnment will follow at a graveside service at St. Agnes Cemetery. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Eannace Funeral Home, Inc., 932 South St., Utica, NY, 1 (800) 357-3019.