Patricia Farfaglia, 62, of Hammond and formerly of Fulton died Thursday at University Hospital, Syracuse.
She was born in Glen Rock, NJ to the late Thomas and Alice (Taylor) Gorham. She was a resident of Fulton for several years before moving to Hammond three years ago. Mrs. Farfaglia was a teacher with the Fulton Consolidated School System for 38 years.
She is survived by her husband of 27 years, Robert M. Farfaglia of Hammond; four children, Greg (Summer) Farfaglia of OR, Krista (John) Fox of Pulaski, Gretchen Farfaglia of Burlington, VT, and Jeffery (Shannon) Storie of Greely, Ontario; two sisters, Nancy Farina of Albany, and Barbara Leonard of FL; seven grandchildren, Taylor Occhino, Dylan Occhino, Carmelo Farfaglia, Ashley Storie, Molly Fox, Abigayle Fox, and Meghan Storie and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services and burial will be held privately. There will be no calling hours. The Sugar Funeral Home, Inc., 224 W. 2nd St. S. Fulton has care of the arrangements. The family has requested that donations be made to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation 383 Main Ave. 5th Floor Norwalk, CT 06851.