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Caroline “Carrie” Trotta Cossidente, 96, of North Haven, passed away peacefully on March 1 at Branford Hills Health Care Center. She was the beloved wife of the late George B. Cossidente. Carrie was born in New Haven on June 21, 1921 and was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Filomena Cangiano Trotta.

She was the mother of Carla Gaewski and her husband Peter and the late William, Pasquale, Rose, and Judith Cossidente; mother-in-law of Jeannette Cossidente; grandmother of Daniel and Rachel Gaewski and Justin Cossidente; and step-grandmother of John Girardi and his wife Theresa. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by brothers Carmine and Pasquale Trotta. Carrie’s family would like to extend a “special thank you” to her caregiver Eunice Ofosu for the loving, compassionate, and excellent care she provided.

Her funeral procession will leave the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue, on Wednesday morning, March 7, at 9:30 a.m.. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in St. Frances Cabrini Church at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery. The visiting hours will be Tuesday, March 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. Please omit flowers; if desired a memorial contribution may be made to the Branford Hills Memorial Trust Fund, 189 Alps Road, Branford, CT 06405. For her online obituary, visit www.northhavenfuneral.com.