About Us

Jay W. Farley founded the Farley Funeral Home in 1965. Jay graduated from Stoughton High School in 1957 and New England Institute, Boston, MA in 1964. Over the years, Jay has been very active in the Stoughton community: member and former Secretary of the Stoughton Lions Club, member of the Knights of Columbus, former Director of Goddard Memorial Hospital, member and past President of Goddard Health Services, a former member of Board of Directors at Security Federal Savings Bank, Brockton, MA, member of Board of Directors at Randolph Savings Bank, member of the Stoughton Irish American Society, former coach for Stoughton Little League and active in Stoughton youth activities.

Jay and his wife Barbara reside in Stoughton. He has four sons: Mike, Mark, Jeff and Jay, and nine grandchildren.

Jeffrey W. Farley graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School in 1987 and Providence College in 1991, with a BS in Business Management. He went on to study at New England Institute, at Mount Ida. Jeff is a member of the Stoughton Knights of Columbus and the Lions Club and is active in Stoughton youth sports. Jeff has been a licensed funeral director since 1993.

Jeff and his wife Andrea have three children, Sean, Bridget and Erin.

Mark A . Farley graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School in 1985 and Villanova University in 1989, with a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. He went on to study at New England Institute, at Mount Ida. Mark is a member of the Stoughton Knights of Columbus and the Lions Club, is active in Stoughton youth sports and was a former coach for Stoughton youth sports. Mark is a member of the Xaverian Brothers Alumni Association. Mark was a bone marrow donor. Mark has been a licensed funeral director since 1995.

Mark and his wife Brenda have three children, John Patrick, Katherine and Ryan.

Michael Gardner is a licensed funeral director that joined the Farley Funeral Home staff in June of 2007. A resident of Canton since 2005, he was raised in Readville and is a graduate of Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood. In 1995, he graduated from Suffolk University with a Bachelors of Arts in Public Relations and Communications and also graduated from Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL with a degree in Funeral Service and Embalming. He is the Past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus, Council 2980, in Readville. He is also a member of the Canton Town Club, Thorney Lea Golf Club and was the President of the Xaverian Brothers High School Alumni Association.

He and his wife Donna have three children, Samantha, Michael and Max.

Kelsey McCulloch joined the Farley Funeral Home staff in the Spring of 2019. She grew up in Mansfield, graduating from Mansfield High School, Class of 2009. She then went on to attend Bristol Community College receiving a certificate in Thanatology (the study of Dying, Death, and Grief), and then attended Mount Ida College, graduating in 2017, receiving an Associate’s Degree in Funeral Services and Mortuary Science. Kelsey pays special attention to detail as a Funeral Director, showcasing her compassion and professionalism to each and every family she has the honor of meeting with, and continues to go above and beyond during the difficult process. She has been a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer since 2019. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her dogs, cats and her family and friends.