Later Life and Death
Upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Carberry resigned as Archbishop of St. Louis on July 31, 1979. He was succeeded by Bishop John L. May, then serving as Bishop of Mobile. After suffering a stroke in 1988, he moved into St. Agnes Home in Kirkwood.
Carberry later died at St. Agnes Home, at age 93. He is buried in the crypt of the Cathedral of St. Louis.
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