LAGRANGEVILLE, NY - Frances Marie Carl, 81, an area resident for over 39 years, died on February 3, 2023. Born on April 2, 1941 in Martin's Creek, PA, Frances was the daughter of the late Albert and Rose (Cavota) DiEmidio.

From the age of 12, Frances knew what she wanted out of life. She wanted to be a nurse, and she wanted to be a mother. Seven years later she enrolled in Grasslands Nursing School in Valhalla NY, on the site of the present-day Westchester Medical Center. There she caught the eye of a local boy, and together they started a lifelong journey. That journey took them from the snowy hills of Maine to the green palms of Los Angeles before they settled down in the Hudson Valley. After five decades of balancing her career and family responsibilities, Frances retired from the Hudson Valley Hospital Center in 2017 as the unit manager of the Post Anesthesia Care Unit. On the last Saturday in January 2023, Frances suffered a hemorrhagic stroke. She was air lifted to the Westchester Medical Center for treatment. The dedicated medical staff of the neurological ICU cared for her with great dignity for several days. On February 3, 2023, Frances died in the loving arms of her husband and children in the same town where her adult life had begun.

Besides being a loving wife, mother and a dedicated nurse, Frances loved spending time with her grandchildren. Whether it be attending sporting events or creating her handmade pinatas for birthday celebrations, she adored her grandchildren, who always looked forward to her famous meatballs or Christmas cookies. Frances loved meeting her brothers, children, grandchildren and extended families at a home built by her father in the Poconos where she could be found picking blueberries, reading, or cooking for large groups.

She is survived by her devoted husband of almost 60 years, Ralph J. Carl, Sr.; her children, Ralph J. Carl, Jr. and his wife Patrice, Adam C. Carl, Douglas A. Carl and his wife Tonya Dodge, and Nicole Orellana and her husband Marco; her grandchildren, Brendan Carl, Danny Carl, Nicholas Carl, Sophie Stumpf, Olivia Guard, Libby Carl, Maria Orellana, Marco Orellana, and Maya Orellana; her brothers and their wives, John and Lucy DiEmidio and Fred and Geraldine DiEmidio; her daughter-in-law, Mandy Stumpf; and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held on Friday, February 17th from 5-8 pm at the McHoul Funeral Home, Inc., 895 Route 82, Hopewell Junction, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Saturday, February 18th at 10 am at St. Denis Church, 602 Beekman Road, Hopewell Junction, NY. All are invited to a luncheon celebration of her life following the funeral.

In lieu of flowers, gifts in her memory are being accepted by the WCC Foundation at www.sunywcc.edu/donate to provide scholarship money for nursing and other students. Please check "Tribute" and indicate "In memory of Frances Carl" in the comments section. Or checks made payable to the Westchester Community College Foundation can be sent to: Westchester Community College Foundation, Hartford Hall, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY 10595, Memo: In memory of Frances Carl. Please visit her Book of Memories at www.mchoulfuneralhome.com.