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Carol Farley Obituary
December 28, 1933 - January 15, 2020
Carol L. Farley, 86, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2020. Carol was born in New Haven, CT to Rose (Weber) and William Male. She graduated from the Gateway School in 1951 and St. Joseph College in 1955, where she discovered her great love of dancing, singing, and Shakespearian verse.Carol moved to San Francisco in 1958 where she met the love of her life, George Allen Farley (deceased). They were married at Saint Vincent de Paul's Church in 1968 and enjoyed 17 joyful years together, with Carol's delicious gourmet cooking gracing every meal.
Carol shared her passion for the literary arts through education, and became a one-of-a-kind teacher at Katherine Delmar Burke School (1959-1968) and the Hamlin School (1981-2004). After her retirement, she sang with the College of Marin Chorus and was a devoted volunteer at the St. Dominic's Lima Center, a drop-in center for the homeless.
Carol is survived by her two daughters, Rachel Hollister and Lia Farley, her son-in-law, David Hollister, as well as her four beloved grandchildren and her many friends and extended family members across the country.
A memorial Mass will be held on March 14 at 3pm at St. Dominic's Church in San Francisco. It will be followed by a joyous celebration of Carol's life (details TBA). In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations are made to St Dominic's Church-Lima Center, 2390 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94115.
Meanwhile, in the spirit of Carol's enthusiastic personality and adventurous soul, please consider doing a little dancing, singing, cooking, or laughing in her honor!
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Dave Dixon
March 12, 2020
Dixons sending their love, thoughts, and prayers to the Hollisters and Lia. Would love to be joining you this weekend to celebrate Carol. Thinking of you all.
Anne Kelly
February 26, 2020
Only the best memories of Carol and her contagiously joyful style and free spirit! I am picturing Carol and George and Mike all singing and laughing and it's making me happy. xo ABK
February 8, 2020
I was one of Carol's first roomates when she came to San Francisco..The memories we shared were tammany to count. Give my best to Geo and the rest of the crowd dancing upmthere with you!
With much love ,
Sue Lang
February 2, 2020
Carol Farley was an amazing teacher, and feel privileged to have known her as a colleague at Hamlin School.
With sympathy,
Debra Cardone
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February 2, 2020
My deepest condolences to the Hollister and Farley family. I feel honored to have known Carol Farley as a 5th grade teacher and colleague at Hamlin School. I remember her sense of humor, love and joy of reading great books in the library.
Every week she would enter the library with her students and sit on the floor with a circle of students leading engaging conversations around her favorite books as they gave their weekly oral book reports.
Ms. Farley's passion for teaching and helping others was an inspiration for all of us at Hamlin.
With sincere sympathy,
Debra Cardone
Christina Kane
January 31, 2020
As my 5th grade teacher at Hamlin, Ms. Farley inspired my love of reading, and I am grateful for this gift from her.
Kirsten Gustavson
January 31, 2020
I remember getting to know Carol when I was a rookie teacher at Hamlin and thinking that I wanted to be as affectionately connected to students as the always was. Thanks for the inspiration, Carol, and love to her daughters.
Sharon Doyle
January 30, 2020
Always smiling and lovely -
God bless you all
Sharon Doyle
January 30, 2020
Carol was so gracious and loving to so many girls and teachers like me at Hamlin. She always made people feel a part of her community. What a great teacher and person-Ted Saltveit
Susan Mohun
January 30, 2020
her smile, her joie de vivre and her laugh will all be missed! She was a one of a kind to be sure!
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