- Date Of Birth: May 31, 1945
- Date Of Death: March 28, 2022
- State: Illinois
Carol Farmer, of Pepper Valley in Geneva, passed away Monday March 28, 2022 after a brief illness.
She was born May 31, 1945, in Chicago, the daughter of Nicholas and Rose (Mizia) Volpe.
Carol was a devoted mother to her only child, Alisa. Widowed at a young age, she selflessly cared for her special needs daughter. Carol worked for the Republican Party as a fundraiser and was the Kane County Guardian. But she was proudest of being an advocate for the disabled. She served on Illinois Governor Jim Edgar’s Committee for Special Needs Children, even testifying on their behalf before the U.S. Senate against mainstreaming them. Carol was a devout Roman Catholic and member of St.
She is survived by her daughter Alisa; sisters Mary (Greg) Pacelli of St. Charles and Cynthia “Cindy” (Jay) Price of San Francisco, California; nephews Jay (Brooke) Pacelli, Brent Pacelli, Arthur (Carrie) Price, and Alex Price; niece Deanna (Joel Blecha) Pacelli; five great-nieces; two great-nephews; and many friends.
Carol was preceded in death by her loving parents and her husband Dr. Terry Ryan Farmer who passed away in 1978.
