Carol Ann Marcott, 89, died Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Bradford Ecumenical Home.

She was born in October 1937 in Jamaica, Queens, N.Y., the second child of Robert and Ruth (Scharff) Berlinghoff.

As a girl, she was active in Girl Scouts and spent each summer at Camp Natarswi in Maine with her mother and sister, Eleaner, first as a camper and then as a counselor teaching girls to swim. She played flute in the Hempstead High School band and was active in Rainbow Girls, where she served as Worthy Advisor, the highest-ranking office in the Masonic-affiliated youth service organization for young women.

She studied to become a kindergarten teacher at Cortland (N.Y.) State Teachers College before returning to Long Island to work at Abraham & Straus department stores. During that time, she met U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Richard J. Marcott, and eight months later, the two wed in March 1958.

As a military officer’s wife, Carol followed her husband to duty stations in Yorktown, Va.; Washington, D.C.; Alameda and Petaluma, Calif.; and Morehead City, N.C., earning a reputation as a consummate hostess. She was active in the Coast Guard Wives’ Club and served as president of the San Francisco chapter, the largest in the Coast Guard.

In 1971 she gave birth to her only child, Kimberly.

Following her husband’s retirement, the couple moved to his hometown of Bradford, where she was active in the Current Events Club, Women’s Literary Club, the Board of Deacons at First Presbyterian Church and the Bradford Hospital Auxiliary.

She also supported local groups important to Richard, including the Kiwanis Club of Bradford, Bradford Little Theatre and the Mountain Laurel Harmonizers. She helped backstage at Kiwanis Kapers and served as assistant stage manager and stage manager.

She grew beautiful gardens, loved animals and was a caring mother and grandmother, creating magic for holidays and every day with her hand-crafted decorations, specialty baked goods and curated gifts.

Surviving are her husband, retired Capt. Richard J. Marcott of Bradford; daughter, Kimberly (Richard) Marcott Weinberg of Bradford; granddaughter, Madeline Weinberg of Bradford; and sisters-in-law, Bonnie Stevens of Bradenton, Fla., and Connie (James) Anastasia of Baltimore.

In addition to her parents and sister, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Preston Joseph Weinberg, and a sister-in-law, Patricia Dian Vecellio.

Friends may call at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in the library of First Presbyterian Church, where a service will be held at 11 a.m. with the Revs. Robert Klouw and W. LeRoy Beckes officiating.

Inurnment will take place at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Columbarium at a future date.

Memorial donations, if desired, may be made to the Bradford Ecumenical Home, the First Presbyterian Church Deacons’ Fund, or the Preston Weinberg Memorial Scholarship at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of the Mascho Funeral Home, Inc.  

Online Condolences can be expressed at www.maschofuneral.com.