1934
Rose
2012
Rose Flanagan
July 11, 1934 — July 8, 2012
LAKE MILTON - A memorial Mass will be celebrated Saturday, July 14, at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick Church in Youngstown with a luncheon to follow for Rose Mary Flanagan, 77, who died Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter.
"She gave definition of how to fight cancer with grace and dignity."
Rose was born July 11, 1934, in New Castle, Pa., the daughter of Dominic and Rachael Pagley.
She attended and graduated from New Castle Schools. As a very early non-conventional student, Rosie later graduated from Youngstown State University earning her Bachelors Degree in 1984.
She had worked in the Financial Aid Department of Y.S.U. for over 20 years before retiring in 1995. After her retirement, Rose Mary and her husband, John would spend the winter months in Jupiter, Fla., where she worked at the Bealls Department Store.
She attended St. Patrick Church, the Lake Milton Boat Club, Riverbend C.C. in Jupiter, Fla., and was the founder of the "Families in Touch" support group, and the Rose Mary Flanagan Ovarian Cancer Foundation. Rose was known in the Youngstown area as an advocate for better care and understanding of those with mental illnesses. She served on the Mahoning County Mental Health Board.
Rose Mary is survived by her husband, John P. Flanagan, whom she married in 1955; four daughters, Sheila David Engler Flanagan McKinney of Canfield, Bridget Pete Stevens Flanagan of Lake Milton, Christine Bob Donaldson of Orlando, Fla., and Erin M. Raymond Lonsway Flanagan of Boardman; two sons, John P. Flanagan III of Jupiter, Fla. and Kevin R. Flanagan of Lake Milton; five grandchildren, Erica Mararri, Lauren McKinney, John P. Flanagan IV, Robert Donaldson and Shannon Donaldson; two sisters, Rachael Pagley and Judith Oakley; and a brother, Paul Pagley.
Rose Mary was preceded in death by her birth parents; her stepmother, Lucy Felix, who raised her; and a sister, Esther Stevens.
Entombment will be at Resurrection Mausoleum at St. Mary Cemetery in New Castle.
The family has requested that material tributes in her memory take the form of donations to the Rose Mary Flanagan Ovarian Cancer Foundation at P.O. Box 534, Canfield, OH 44406, www.rmfocf.org.
"She gave definition of how to fight cancer with grace and dignity."
Rose was born July 11, 1934, in New Castle, Pa., the daughter of Dominic and Rachael Pagley.
She attended and graduated from New Castle Schools. As a very early non-conventional student, Rosie later graduated from Youngstown State University earning her Bachelors Degree in 1984.
She had worked in the Financial Aid Department of Y.S.U. for over 20 years before retiring in 1995. After her retirement, Rose Mary and her husband, John would spend the winter months in Jupiter, Fla., where she worked at the Bealls Department Store.
She attended St. Patrick Church, the Lake Milton Boat Club, Riverbend C.C. in Jupiter, Fla., and was the founder of the "Families in Touch" support group, and the Rose Mary Flanagan Ovarian Cancer Foundation. Rose was known in the Youngstown area as an advocate for better care and understanding of those with mental illnesses. She served on the Mahoning County Mental Health Board.
Rose Mary is survived by her husband, John P. Flanagan, whom she married in 1955; four daughters, Sheila David Engler Flanagan McKinney of Canfield, Bridget Pete Stevens Flanagan of Lake Milton, Christine Bob Donaldson of Orlando, Fla., and Erin M. Raymond Lonsway Flanagan of Boardman; two sons, John P. Flanagan III of Jupiter, Fla. and Kevin R. Flanagan of Lake Milton; five grandchildren, Erica Mararri, Lauren McKinney, John P. Flanagan IV, Robert Donaldson and Shannon Donaldson; two sisters, Rachael Pagley and Judith Oakley; and a brother, Paul Pagley.
Rose Mary was preceded in death by her birth parents; her stepmother, Lucy Felix, who raised her; and a sister, Esther Stevens.
Entombment will be at Resurrection Mausoleum at St. Mary Cemetery in New Castle.
The family has requested that material tributes in her memory take the form of donations to the Rose Mary Flanagan Ovarian Cancer Foundation at P.O. Box 534, Canfield, OH 44406, www.rmfocf.org.
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