Debra Greene Carabina
WOODSTOCK — Debra Greene Carabina, 70, died peacefully Nov. 30, 2025.
Born on June 18, 1955, in Putnam, Debra was the youngest child of Doris and Leslie Greene. Debra spent all of her life in the Quiet Corner that she loved so much.
Debra spent the majority of her life working as a dedicated elementary teacher in Killingly at Killingly Memorial School. Over 30 years, Debra touched so many lives and made a lasting impression on all her students from such a small age. Whether it was kindergarten or second grade, Debra’s students always remembered her teachings for years to come.
After retiring, Debra began volunteering in her local community. She spent time reading to children at the Gertrude Chandler Warner Boxcar Children Museum in Putnam. Her newest obsession was volunteering with the Woman’s Board of Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam in the Hospital Gift Shop. She was often their best customer, bringing home new decor every week for her family and friends.
In her spare time, Debra enjoyed shopping with friends, going to concerts and plays, reading, and collecting sea shells on the beach.
Throughout her life, Debra had such a love for animals, especially her Goldendoodle, Albus, and her Persian, Galileo, who will miss her dearly.
She leaves her husband of 45 years, George Carabina; her daughter Meghan and her husband Don Curtis, her son Antonio and his fiancée Josh Hoffman, two brothers Richard and Colin Green and their wives Joan and Linda, respectively; sister Joyce Sears, sister-in-law Rita Carabina; a special nephew Matthew Carabina; a longtime special friend Karin Tourtellotte; nieces, nephews, and cousins.
The Funeral Service was Dec. 8 at St Constantine and Helen, Webster, with burial at West Thompson Cemetery. Donations: St. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Gilman and Valade Funeral Homes and Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam.

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