Maud A. McCarthy

Maud A. (Putnam) McCarthy of Stratford, Conn., passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013. She was 94.

Born July 26, 1918, in Randolph, N.Y., she was the daughter of Lloyd and Maud Putnam.

Maud is survived by her children: John P. McCarthy of Orange, Conn., William McCarthy and wife Barbara of Milford, Conn., Mary McCarthy of Stratford, Conn., and Daniel McCarthy of Stratford, Conn.; her sister Dorothy Hunter of Warwick; her brother Francis Putnam and wife Joan of Warwick; six grandchildren and one great grandchild.

She was predeceased by her son Timothy McCarthy of Milford, Conn.

Maud enjoyed her early years in Greenwood Lake and Warwick. She graduated Warwick High School in 1936 and then went on to become a registered nurse, graduating from Hudson City Hospital School of Nursing in 1939.

Her career started as a staff nurse at St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick and then in 1942 moved to Tuxedo Memorial Hospital as a night supervisor.

In March 1942, Maud enlisted in the United States Navy as an ensign in the Naval Nurse Corps and was stationed at the U.S. Naval Base in Bethesda, Md. Through the years of World War II she was also stationed at Coco Solo, Canal Zone, Panama, Norfolk, Va., Asbury Park, N.J., and Annapolis, Md.

Upon discharge from the U.S.N. Nurse Corps in February 1947, Maud held the rank of lieutenant commander.

On Oct. 12, 1946, Maud married Donald A. McCarthy in Annapolis, Md.

Following her discharge from the Navy, she and her husband Don started their family. They moved from Washington, D.C., to West Springfield, Mass., to Shanks Village, N.Y., to Blauvelt, N.Y., and then to Milford, Conn., in 1954.

In 1964 Maud returned to her career as a staff nurse at Pond Point Convalescent Home in Milford, Conn. She then accepted the position as director of nursing of Seaside Convalescent Home in Woodmont, Conn., in 1967 and continued on to be the director of nursing of Abbott Manor Nursing Home in Bridgeport, Conn., in 1968 and Buckingham Garden’s Nursing Home (Ashlar of Newtown) in 1970 which she retired from in 1983.

Maud remained active and very astute as she continued to nurture family, friends and relatives until the day she died. Her passing brings the pain of loss but we are all so thankful for the amount of time we had to be with such a great lady.

Contribution in memory of Maud maybe made to:

Nicholas P. Lesando Jr. American Legion Post 214, 71 Forester Ave. Warwick, NY 10990.