FLY CREEK – Marilyn C. McCarty, 80, of Fly Creek Valley, entered into eternal life late Friday afternoon, November 6, 2026, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, following a valiant battle with cancer.
A native of Long Island, she was born June 7, 1946, at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre, a daughter of George C. and Agnes (Keating) Allard of Lynbrook.
Marilyn attended Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary
school in Malverne and later Queen of the Rosary Academy in Amityville. She
finished her education at Molloy College.
On March 30, 1968, she was united in marriage to Michael D. McCarty in Valley Stream.
For many years she was employed as the secretary to the director of the Nassau County Civil Service Commission in Mineola.
Following their retirements, Marilyn and Michael moved to upstate New York and settled into a home in Fly Creek Valley to be near their children and families.
She was
actively involved in Cub Scouts proudly serving as a Den mother for many years
while on Long Island. She loved camping, snowmobiling and traveling with her
family instilling many wonderful memories.
When she retired to Fly Creek, she was actively involved
with the Fly Creek Area Historical Society for several years.
Marilyn was a devoted Catholic who lived by her faith and prayed the Rosary daily. She was happiest working outside in her garden and tending to her many hummingbird feeders. She loved reading and her passion for genealogy tracing branches of the family tree and piecing together stories so the next generation would know where they came from.
Her greatest pride was her grandchildren never missing a school function, karate tournament, soccer game, Irish step dancing competition or freezing in an ice rink watching a hockey game.
Marilyn will be lovingly
remembered as a patient, kind, and deeply generous person. Her wonderful sense
of humor endured even through her final days, and she will be cherished for her
sharp, intelligent mind.
Marilyn is survived by her husband of 58 years, Michael, of Fly Creek Valley; their two children, daughter Christine Voulo and husband, Chris, of Fly Creek Valley and son Brian J. McCarty and wife, Meagan of Little Falls; and grandchildren, Caitlin McCarty of Miami, Florida, Connor Voulo of Warren, NY, Christopher Ward of Port Washington, NY, and Harry and Alice McCarty of Little Falls, NY.
Marilyn will be
reposing at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, 82 Chestnut Street,
Cooperstown, where family and friends may call to pay their respects from 3-5
p.m. on Tuesday, November 17, 2026.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, at St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Roman Catholic Church, 31 Elm Street, Cooperstown, with the Very Rev. Michael G. Cambi, Pastor officiating.
The Service of Committal and Burial will follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Richfield Springs.
Special thanks to Dr. Bailey O’Donnell and the Surgical Floor nursing staff (Kristin RN, Cadence RN and Hannah RN), whose compassionate care brought comfort and dignity to Marilyn and her family.
Arrangements are under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
