Carolyn Ann Fairbanks Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Carolyn Ann Fairbanks (Phoenix, New York), who passed away on December 4, 2024, at the age of 80, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Carolyn Ann farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Carolyn Ann is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Gertrude K. Pendergast (Wojcik) and Paul E. Pendergast; her husband Gary E. Fairbanks; and her son Gerald Fairbanks. She is survived by: her children, Dr. Lauri Fairbanks-Doane (Bob) of Phoenix, Mark S. Fairbanks (Sarah) of Marathon, NY and Brenda Tomkins (Nathan) of Trumansburg, NY; and her siblings, Rosemary Narewski (Allen) of Phoenix and Stephen J. Pendergast of Peru, NY. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Visitation was held on Monday, December 9th 2024 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Allanson-Glanville-Tappan Funeral Home (431 Main St, Phoenix, NY 13135). A funeral Mass was held on Tuesday, December 10th 2024 at 10:00 AM at the St. Stephen's Church (469 Main St, Phoenix, NY 13135).
Contributions in Carolyn's memory to: St. Stephen's Church, 469 Main St., or the Phoenix Fire Dept., 457 Main St. or the Phoenix Area Food Pantry, 43 Bridge St., all in Phoenix, NY 13135.
