Carol Audrey Meany Berntsson - Roberson Funeral Home

Carol Audrey Meany Berntsson

October 15, 1937 - March 26, 2025

Carol Audrey (Meany) Berntsson, 87, passed away March 26, 2025, at Parkside Assisted Living and Memory Care under the care of Tidewell Hospice.

Carol was born October 15, 1937, in Patchogue, Long Island, New York, to the late Phillip R. and Margaret (Petty) Meany.

Carol married her high school sweetheart O. Hugo Berntsson on July 16, 1960. They settled in East Patchogue, NY and had two children, Robert and Sheri, two grandchildren, Robert (Carla) Berntsson II and Susannah (Andrew) Whitsett, three great-grandchildren, Roman Berntsson, Avery and Henry Oscar Whitsett, and a fourth on the way, due in June.

Carol was a homemaker during her children’s early years, later working in retail sales at Sweezey’s Department store and then becoming a tour escort for Prime Time Travel, where she and Hugo were able to travel around the country and beyond, especially enjoying many cruises. They relocated to Port Charlotte, Florida in 2012.

She was described as the kindest and sweetest person by everyone that met her. She was very artistic, enjoying painting and later quilling, a paper folding art that she taught to many. She was very involved in the Charlotte Harbor Trinity United Methodist Church prior to her husband’s passing, and in 2022 was recognized as a sixty-year active member of the daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), most recently a member of the Hickory Bluff Chapter.

Carol was predeceased by her parents, brothers Phillip and Don and husband Hugo.

In lieu of flowers, the family request donations to Tidewell Hospice, 1144 Veronica Street, Port Charlotte, Florida 33952. www.tidewellhospice.org

Friends may visit online at www.robersonfh.com to extend condolences to the family. Arrangements by Roberson Funeral Home Port Charlotte Chapel.

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Carol Audrey (Meany) Berntsson, 87, passed away March 26, 2025, at Parkside Assisted Living and Memory Care under the care of Tidewell Hospice. Carol was born October 15, 1937, in Patchogue, Long Island, New York, to the late Phillip R. and Margaret (Petty) Meany. Carol married her high school sweetheart O. Hugo Berntsson on July…

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Warmest sympathy in your grief and loss of Carol. Have so many great memories of our visits to the USA in Carol and Hugo's home and their hospitality. We keep all the great memories we had with your family in US close to our heart. Thinking of you Rob and Sherie and grandchildren and great-grandchildren in your loss of you mother.

Our deepest condolences for your loss. We had the privileged to meet Carol and Hugo and their family early in life which has been a blessing for many years. Now we miss Carol's positive and friendly smile but we have so many great memories of our time together on Long Island and Port Charlotte. We always heard Carol's voice "we love you guys and you are always welcome back. Let's celebrate all the positive memories of Carol, see you on resurrection morning.

Our family has truly lost a gem, known to us, as Aunt Carol. She joined our extended family in July 1960. I met her when I was selected as Aunt Carol's and Uncle Hugo's ring-bearer. I took my first dancing steps with her, at the age of seven, during the reception. It wasn't hard to be drawn to her beautiful voice that made everyone one stop and listen. It was a beautiful voice I will forever play over and over in my head. After the wedding, she and Uncle Hugo were blessed with two smart children, Rob in 1961, and Sheri in 1964. When I met her again in 1964 she earned my admiration as my favorite aunt. She had a knack for recruiting help on a visit turning chore drudgery into fun (such as shoveling snow off the circular driveway, which is a rarity here in south Texas). It was true for Aunt Carol to not wait for opportunity to call. One day, while standing in the only open line at her bank lobby, seven people deep, no sooner had a second teller begin the process of opening a second window, she dashed like an Olympian to be the first in that line before the opening teller had asked if anyone would like to move to the new line. In 1980, working with twilling, Aunt Carol took her hobby and created a beautiful cluster of twills and gifted our decorated wedding announcement back to us. It is a treasure that is beyond stunning. We have placed it with pride on our bedroom wall. It is our most irreplaceable prized possession we will covet and always remember her by. Aunt Carol has been the crowning jewel of our family and we will forever miss her voice, her smile, her humor, her quick-thinking wit and her loving generosity. With our love forever, Billy, Pat, Melissa, Shane and JC.

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I am so very sorry for the loss of your beautiful mother. Carol was such a wonderful person and I'm so proud that I got to know her. She has been a long time member of the Hickory Bluff Chapter and DAR member for over 60 years, and has remained so to this day. We have missed her smile and her laughters and will be remembered at our meeting in April. Please accept my condolences on her passing. Katherine

Carol and I worked closely at Charlotte Harbor Methodist. We were active in the Women’s Fellowship. I went to the Children’s Home when Hugo arranged a bus visit. Carol was a lovely lady. Fondly, Doreen Steele

We're so very sorry to hear of Carol's passing. Please accept our deepest condolences to you, Rob, and your family. If there's anything you need from us or Trinity Methodist Church, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Carol was the sweetest lady. I attended church with her and Hugo. They did so much of God’s work. I miss them both. I believe they have rejoined in heaven to do great things. May the family find peace and know they were so loved and appreciated by us.

Please accept our deepest condolences for your family's loss.