Mrs. Carol Joyce Flood

Carol Joyce Flood Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, NY Carol Joyce Flood (nee Calleson), 86, of Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, passed away with her family by her side on April 21, 2023, at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn. Born to Amos Sr. and Florence Calleson on July 10, 1936, in her home on Kimball St. in Brooklyn, N.Y. Carol was the youngest of four children. She attended public elementary/intermediate schools and finished at Madison High School. Upon graduation, Carol was employed at Chemical Corn Bank as a secretary. In April of 1952, she met the love of her life, Edmond Flood through mutual friends in Brooklyn. After a brief courtship, they were married on April 8, 1956, and spent 67 years together. Carol and Ed took up residence in Edmond’s childhood home on Bevy Court and started their lives as a couple. Together they raised four sons. Carol was a stay-at-home mom. She was an active participant in the boys’ lives and could be seen at many baseball and football games during their formative years. She voluntarily taught Home Economics in Resurrection School to some of the boys’ classmates -- a venture that still gets recognition to this day. Carol was predeceased by her brothers, Amos Jr., William (Russell) and Edward Calleson and her sisters-in-laws, Evelyn, Jenny and Margie Calleson, respectively. She is survived by her beloved husband, Edmond; her four sons: Stephen and his wife, Rocelia; Richard and his wife, Donna Jean; James; and Christopher and his wife, Michele; her cherished grandchildren: Andrew and his wife, Katie, Richard James(“RJ”), Ryan, Daniel, Tyler, Alexandra, Sienna, Dylan, and Jack Patrick; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will take place on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at the James P. Byrnes Funeral Home, 2384 Gerritsen Avenue, Brooklyn, NY from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the name of Carol J. Flood. https://www.stjude.org/donate/srch/st-jude-donation-vrsn.html?sc_dcm=58700008008698866&sc_cid=kwp&sc_cat=b&amount=x&ds_rl=1290690&ds_rl=1291300&ds_rl=1285465&gclid=Cj0KCQjwi46iBhDyARIsAE3nVrYHxwMagWNMrnn7E0d8m0yjkKWklifdz9bVDQPdsKoBmsNMEP3VmVEaAgCOEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&adobe_mc_sdid=SDID%3D1E14E80E9762078A-783F65D333D96AAF%7CMCORGID%3D091B467352782E0D0A490D45%40AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1682197545&adobe_mc_ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

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Mrs. Carol Joyce Flood

July 10, 1936 - April 21, 2023