Michele Rose Fiorillo

With a broken heart, I sadly announce my mother Michele Rose Fiorillo, 72, of

Freeville, NY passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 at

her home. She was born October 15th, 1952 in Brooklyn, NY to Thomas A.

Fiorillo and Dorothea (Gifford) Fiorillo.

She obtained her Master's Degree from Dowling College in Elementary

Education where her love for teaching led to a career for 30 years at Millard

Fillmore Elementary School in Moravia, NY. She loved her job and proudly

taught a mix of Kindergarten, First Grade, and Pre-First before retiring in

2013.

She is survived by her daughter, Shannon (Pearsall) Parkinson-Teaghlach,

her son-in-law Daniel Parkinson-Teaghlach and her two grandchildren: Rylan

Parkinson-Teaghlach and Finleigh Parkinson-Teaghlach. She is also survived

by her sister Toniann Fiorillo.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas A. Fiorillo and Dorothea

(Gifford) Fiorillo, her brother Joseph Fiorillo, and many aunts, uncles and

cousins on the Fiorillo and Gifford sides of the family.

Memorials may be made to either Tompkins County SPCA or Cortland County

SPCA for she had a passion and love for rescue animals.