Carol A. (O'Shea) Haber's Obituary
Carol A. (O’Shea) Haber, 87, of Liverpool, NY passed away in Rochester on March 8, 2025. She was born on June 20, 1937, in Binghamton, NY, to Regina and William O’Shea. Carol graduated from St. Paul’s High School at 16 years old and went off to Oneonta State Teacher’s College where she met and later married her former husband, the late William Haber. Carol started her teaching career at the age of 20 in Freeport, Long Island. She returned to Oneonta a year later to teach, get married and have two children. In 1964, she and her family moved to Liverpool, NY. Carol was a substitute teacher in Liverpool for several years until she returned to full-time teaching in 1969 in Baldwinsville where she remained teaching 4th Grade until her retirement in 1995. For the next five years she was a student teacher supervisor for SUNY Oswego. After fully retiring, Carol transitioned into her next and favorite job as a grandmother where she had almost daily contact with her grandchildren, babysitting, chauffeuring, and picking up bagels and treats for her grandchildren and their friends for many years.
Carol loved anything Irish, SU Basketball and talking to anyone who looked at her. She was adept at Facebook, Words with (many) Friends, and Wordle. Every night at 12:01 am EST, she was the first person in the world to get the Wordle. Carol loved a party and made sure she didn’t miss any. To Carol, the perfect time was visiting with friends and relatives, a little Neil Diamond and a kickass Manhattan. She kept the party going right up until February 2025, regularly attending the daily happy hour, ice cream social and karaoke at St. John’s Home in Rochester where she was residing. She was singing and dancing in bed right up until the end.
Carol was predeceased by her parents and her brother, Thomas O’Shea of Lockport, NY.
She is survived by her sons, Gary (Lisa Mietelski Haber) of Fairport and Patrick (Lisa DiPoala Haber) of Syracuse, and her grandchildren, Jackson (Lindsay), Isabella and Anneka, and great grandchildren, Nicholas, Jacob, Parkley, Banks and Julep.
Friends and Family may call on Thursday, March 20, 2025 from 3:30-5:30 pm, at THOMAS J. PIRRO JR. FUNERAL HOME, 3401 Vickery Rd. (corner of Buckley Rd.) N. Syracuse, NY. A funeral service in celebration of Carol’s life will follow at 5:30 pm. She will be laid to rest in Our Lady of Peace Mausoleum, Baldwinsville, NY.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Carol’s name may be made to St. John’s Home in Rochester, NY at www.stjohnsliving.org/donate/.
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