Carol A. Fiacco, 86, formerly of 47 Mill St., Hornell, died
peacefully to be with her Lord on Tuesday evening (April 21, 2020) at Hornell
Gardens where she had resided for the past five years.
A native & life resident of Hornell, she was born June
17, 1933, and was the daughter of Paul & Virginia (Smith) McKinley.
Carol was a graduate of Hornell High School (class of 1952),
and briefly attended Alfred State College.
Several years later she decided to continue her education and earned her
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) diploma.
For several years she was employed at the former Bethesda Hospital,
working in the nursery.
While in her 60’s, Carol decided, once again, to return to
school and earned her associates degree in Human Services from Alfred State
College. She is a member of the
International Honor Society of SUNY Alfred and a member of the AZB Sorority.
For over 30 years she worked in the cafeteria at the North
Hornell School. She was a member of Our
Lady of the Valley Parish and for many years was a communicant of St. Ignatius
Loyola Church. In recent years she
attended St. Ann’s Church. She was a
former member of the Ladies of Columbus and enjoyed taking long daily walks ---
usually several miles per day. She also enjoyed cooking, planting flowers,
playing cards with her friends, traveling and picnics with the mill street
neighbors.
Carol will be remembered for being a loving, caring and
devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend.
She was preceded in death by her brother who died in
infancy; her sister Sr. Barbara Cabrini, Sister of Mercy of Frankfort, IL; her
sister-in-law Edda (Fiacco) Tuite of Brockton, MA.
Carol was married on October 9, 1954 to the love of her life
Robert L. “Bob” Fiacco who survives.
Robert was her loving, caring and devoted husband. He stood by her side for 66 years until the
Lord came to take her home. Also surviving are her son, Mark (Liz) Fiacco of
Atlanta, NY; 2 daughters, Susan (Dan) Nickerson of Scio, and Tara Regan of North Hornell; 2 sisters,
Mary Lucy McKinley of Hornell and Helen (Richard) Harkenrider of Rexville; her
grandchildren, Jessica Tamburrine, Morgan (Harold) Todd, Leslie (Bernie)
Faccilonga, Grant Fiacco, Jonathon Nickerson and Kevin Regan; her
great-grandchildren, Madison & Landon Tamburrini, Harold, Marshall, Nora,
Oden & Lottie Todd, Gianna &
Dominic Faccilonga and Lincoln Fiacco; brothers-in-law, Ezio (Mary) Fiacco of
Hornell, Sonny Fiacco of Brockton, MA, Leo Tuite of Brockton, MA; along with
many nieces and nephews.
A special thank you to Aunt Mary Lucy for all of your support
and devoted time through the years with our mother and your sister. Also, thank
you to all the nurses and staff who took excellent care of our mother at
Hornell Gardens Nursing Home.
Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic there will be no public
calling hours. A private graveside
service will at St. Mary’s Cemetery at the convenience of the family with Fr.
Stan Kacprzak officiating. The Graveside Service for Carol will be steamed via
Facebook Live and can be viewed on the Dagon Funeral Home Facebook page on
Saturday at 1:00 p.m. by visiting www.facebook.com/dagonfuneralhome.
The video will remain available for
viewing on our Facebook page for 30 days. Funeral arrangements are in care of the Dagon
Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell, NY. Carol’s family request that in lieu
of flowers, memorial contributions in her name be made to St. Jude Children’s
Hospital, PO Box 1000 – Dept. 300, Memphis, TN
38148. To leave an online condolence or share a memory, visit www.dagonfuneralhome.com.
