Obituary of Fannie G. Parasiliti

Fannie G. Parasiliti of Jamestown, New York passed away on May 7, 2019 at Heritage Green nursing facility at the age of 102. Fannie was born May 5, 1917 in Falconer, New York, the daughter of Pietro and Benedetta Spadaro Cardinale. She was a 1935 graduate of Falconer High School. In 1952 she started and operated the first child day care center in Jamestown where she touched many young lives. Fannie was a communicant of Saint James Roman Catholic Church where she was a member and past officer of the Altar and Rosary Society. She was a member of the Marvin House political study group and a member of the Celeron American Legion. Surviving are her two children: Robert Parasiliti of Horseheads, New York and Marilyn McEvoy of Goshen, Kentucky; their spouses, Kim Marie Parasiliti and Michael McEvoy, five grandchildren: Mark Julin, Lisa Julin, Nicole Parasiliti, Jacquelyn Parasiliti Shope, Ross Parasiliti and 8 great grandchildren. Fannie was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Francis Parasiliti, in August of 1986. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2019 at St. James Roman Catholic Church. Friends will be received from 9-9:30 a.m. in the Lind Funeral Home. Entombment will be at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery mausoleum in Jamestown. A luncheon at the church will immediately follow the service at the cemetery.