Carol Amelia Mahoney

Franklin, TN Carol A. Mahoney passed away peacefully on August 22, 2018 after suffering a stroke in December. She was born the 12th of 14 children in Valley Stream, NY on August 27, 1941. She was preceded in death by her parents John and Amelia Jacobs Wuerfel; four sisters, Elaine(Joe) Decker; Loretta England; Ann Slifkin; and Shirley(John) Roefs; five brothers, John; Kenneth(Vera); Wilfred; Raymond; and Thomas Wuerfel, brother in laws Joe Gunther and George Muller; and two nieces and one nephew. She is survived by her four children, Kathy (Bob) Scruggs of Brentwood, TN; John Mahoney of Paducah, KY; Tara (Ron) Padgett of Brentwood, TN; and Clinton G. Mahoney III of Bloomington, IN; thirteen grandchildren, Neil and Kari Scruggs; Ian, Erin, and Sydney Mahoney; Nicholas and Brooke Padgett and Jonathon Kresse; Amelia(Nathaniel)Baker, Clinton G. Mahoney IV, Daniel, Rebekah, and James Mahoney; two great-grandchildren, Ransom and Sawyer Baker; four sisters, Florence Gunther; Gloria(Kenny) Temple; Marilyn Muller; and Joan Wuerfel; two brother in laws Tim England and Marvin Slifkin; and 19 nieces and nephews. Carol attended Valley Stream Central High School and worked as an operator at New York Telephone and in Communications at Nassau County Medical Center. She lived on Long Island for a total of 63 years before she relocated to be near her children. She enjoyed reading, going to concerts and plays, and listening to music. Her family loved when she baked her special butter cookies and the other favorites. Carol’s family and friends were the center of her life and she made a point to remember all the details about everyone. She will be remembered by some as the laughing Grandma. One friend described her perfectly as a wonderful soul who love so deeply and always had a smile to share, a hug to give, and a kind word to say. And another said she was a kind, genuine, and sweet person. She definitely touched many lives and will be missed more than words can say.