Carmela A Gailey

Carmela "Carmie" Gailey, 101, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home with family on August 16, 2026, following a remarkable life that spanned more than a century.

Born July 16, 1925, in Huntington, New York, Carmie was the daughter of Ralph Alisa and Anna Forte. She grew up alongside her sisters, Mary Alisa, Jennie Zuchtmann, and Minnie Browning, and later her brothers, Charles, Julius, William, and Angelo Fuscaldo. Growing up during the years of the Great Depression helped shape Carmie into the resourceful, hardworking, and deeply family-centered woman she would remain throughout her life. She shared an especially close bond with her sisters, a connection that remained an important part of her life through the years.

Allen Dale Gailey's service in the U.S. Army took him around the world, and during a period of his service in New York, fate placed him in exactly the right place at the right time. Carmie and her sister Minnie went to a local roller-skating rink, where Carmie met the young serviceman from Utah who would become her husband. Carmie and Allen married on February 22, 1945, in Huntington, Long Island, New York, beginning a marriage that would span nearly six decades.

Together, Carmie and Allen planted roots in Utah, where they built a life and raised their two children, Allen Dale Gailey Jr. and Patricia "Pat" Gailey. Their son, Allen Dale Gailey Jr., served as a Private First Class in the United States Marine Corps and did not return home from Vietnam in 1967. Carmie carried the love of her son closely.

As the years passed, Carmie's family continued to blossom. Pat married Garry Remington, whom Carmie loved as a son, and before long Carmie had the joy of becoming a grandmother to Stephanie and Teri. Carmie delighted in watching them grow, build families of their own, and add new generations to the family she and Allen had begun so many years before. Her family grew to include four great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, giving Carmie the extraordinary opportunity to know and love five generations of her family.

Carmie worked for Abbott Laboratories for more than 20 years as a medical equipment assembler. She brought the same care, determination, and work ethic to her working years that she brought to so much of her life.

Carmie loved beautiful things - especially flowers, sunshine, and red lipstick.

She took pride in the way she looked and believed there was always time for a little lipstick. Even if you weren't completely dressed up, a swipe of red somehow made you feel a little more put together and ready to face the day.

She could often be found tending to her yard and garden, surrounded by flowers. Roses, gardenias, and tulips were among her favorites, although almost any flower was welcome - including the faux ones she happily "planted" right alongside the real ones. Her home and yard reflected her: colorful, cared for, and full of life.

Carmie lived long enough to see the world change in ways few people ever will, but the things that mattered most to her remained wonderfully constant: family, hard work, flowers, laughter, and the people she loved. She was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and aunt. When you were part of Carmie's family, she took care of you. One of her greatest joys was watching the family she and Allen planted continue to grow.

Carmie was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Allen Dale Gailey Sr.; her son, Allen Dale Gailey Jr.; her parents, Ralph Alisa and Anna Forte; and all of her siblings, Mary Alisa, Jennie Zuchtmann, Minnie Browning, Charles Fuscaldo, Julius Fuscaldo, William Fuscaldo, and Angelo Fuscaldo.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Pat and Garry Remington; her granddaughters, Stephanie and Teri, and their families; four great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

One hundred and one years. Five generations. A lifetime of stories, traditions, flowers, and family. We exist because she existed, and the life she built will continue to bloom through all of us.