Carol Anne Burgess

Carol A. Burgess (nee Kavanagh), 69, native Staten Islander, loving mother and grandmother, died on October 24, 2024. 

Carol grew up in Great Kills and lived in other areas of Staten Island before residing in South Beach.

After graduating from Tottenville High School, Carol worked for 5 years alongside her mother at Banker’s Trust in Manhattan.

After leaving the bank, Carol married William Burgess and they were together for 40 years, during which they created a beautiful family with 5 children.

Carol loved swimming and the beach, here on Staten Island or the Jersey shore or in anyone’s pool. She enjoyed walking the boardwalk in South Beach, listening to music, and spending time with family and especially her grandchildren. She would walk them to the park, the library, and take them out for ice cream.

Carol is survived by her children, Kari Duffy (James), William, James, Marc (Jackie), and Kellie; loving grandchildren, Nicholas Burgess, Ryan and Charlotte Duffy; brothers, Thomas and Kevin Kavanagh; sister, Kathleen Leto; and many nieces and nephews.

She is predeceased by her beloved husband, William; and brother, Jack.